Kali Bari, Khopoli represents a Hindu temple dedicated to Goddess Kali which has also become a center for Bengali culture in Khopoli, Raigad. Since many years we the members of Prabasi Bengalee Association had a dream of having Kali Bari in Khopoli and after years of effort and faith in the deity, our prayers were answered when Kali Mata fulfilled our dreams in the year 2019.

Accomplishing the dream of having Kali Bari in Khopoli fulfills the long standing wishes of numerous devotees in and around town. The temple portrays the wholehearted effort by the Members of Khopoli Bengali Association while the holy thought of having a Kali Bari in Khopoli was supported by other local communities as well. Khopoli Municipal corporation and all honorable corporators stood like pillars for this pious intend with their perpetual assistance. Even with all the support, the task in hand and the road ahead to construct this temple was filled with extreme hardship as we faced financial constraints and huddles as big as the COVID-19 Pandemic which shook and stopped the whole world. Times like these showed the true faith and spirit of our Khopoli Bengali Association members who came ahead to ameliorate the pace of work in every possible way. Goddess Kali soon made her presence felt in the temple with a pratima (idol) resembling the one at Dakhineshwar Kali Temple in Kolkata along with Lord Shiva (Shiv ling) and Shree Ganesha.

The Kali Bari was inaugurated on 12th November 2020

By Honorable President:

  • Smt.Suman Mohan Ausermal.

Honorable CO KMC:

  • Shri Ganesh Shetty

Honorable Corporator KMC:

  • Shri Baby Sheth Samuel
  • Smt. Archana Sandeep Patil
  • Smt.Jini Ebin Samuel
  • Shri.Sandeep Patil

Some of our Honorable Members have worked tirelessly for the construction of Kali Bari.

  • Mr Swapan Kumar Bera
  • Mr.Lalit Sharma
  • Mr.Ajay Konar
  • Mr.Swapan Ghosh
  • Mr.Bimal Sarkar
  • Mr.Biswajit Biswas ( President)
  • Mr Biswajit Das ( Secretary)
  • Mr.Bidyut Manik (Treasurer)

And all honorable KBA Members.

Special thanks to Khopoli Municipal Corporation and all honorable Corporators,

Honorable President KMC :

  • SMT. Suman Mohan Ausermal

Honorable Vice President KMC:

  • SMT. Vinita Otte Kamble

Honorable CO KMC:

  • Shri Ganesh Shetty

Honorable Corporator KMC:

  • Shri Baby Sheth Samuel
  • Smt. Archana Sandeep Patil
  • Smt.Jini Ebin Samuel
  • Shri.Sandeep Patil

& All Honorable Corporators, all office staff of KMC.

Jai MAA Kali…..

Khopoli Bengali Association is managed by Board of Trustees. Kali Bari is managed by Kali Bari Executive body, Kali Bari working Committee as well as Board of Trustees.

Among other works the committee takes responsibility for the following

  • Fund management
  • Legal approvals and administrative work.
  • Daily Puja and Aarti
  • Bhog-prasad
  • Informing the community about dates and schedules
  • Maintenance, renovation and Safety & Security of Kali Bari, ,
  • Amavasya puja
  • Durga Puja
  • Kojagori Laxmi Puja
  • Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose jayanti
  • Bengali New Year
  • Ravindra jayanti
  • Swami Vivekananda jayanti
  • Shri Saraswati Puja
  • Amavasya puja
  • Shri Satyanarayan Puja

Khopoli Bengali Association also celebrates various get together and cultural programs at Shri Ram Mangal Karyalay, Khopoli.

Working Committee Members: Durga Puja

Group Leader:

  1. Mrs. Sumoti Sur
  2. Mrs. Sumita Bera
  3. Mrs. Banita Saha

Members:

  • Mrs. Sumoti Sur
  • Mrs. Sumita Bera
  • Mrs. Mala Ghosh
  • Mrs. Anubha Konar
  • Mrs. Jaya Sarkar
  • Mrs. Nandita Banerjee
  • Mrs. Nandini Banerjee
  • Mrs. Deepa Maity
  • Mrs. Dipshikha Dey
  • Mrs. Sonali Das
  • Mrs. Mallika Manik
  • Mrs. Banashree Pan
  • Mrs. Indrani Chatterjee
  • Mrs. Aparna Dey
  • Mrs. Jharna Mandal
  • Mrs. Mitali Mukherjee
  • Mrs. Chandana Mandal
  • Mrs. Mithu Saha
  • Mrs. Laxmi Dutta
  • Mrs. Rani Sarkar
  • Mrs. Shampa Ghosh
  • Mrs. Juthika Sarkar
  • Mrs. Sheetal Biswas

KALI BARI Working Committee Ladies 

Group Leader:

  1. Mrs. Deepshikha Dey
  2. Mrs. Sonali Das

Members:

  • Mrs. Sumita Bera
  • Mrs. Sumoti Sur
  • Mrs. Mala Ghosh
  • Mrs. Anubha Konar
  • Mrs. Nandita Banerjee
  • Mrs. Kalyani Ghosh
  • Mrs. Mallika Manik
  • Mrs. Dipshikha Dey
  • Mrs. Sonali Das
  • Mrs. Aparna Dey
  • Mrs. Purobi Roy
  • Mrs. Banashree Pan
  • Mrs. Indrani Chatterjee
  • Mrs. Jharna Mandal
  • Mrs. Laxmi Dutta
  • Mrs. Chandana Mandal
  • Mrs. Mitali Mukherjee
  • Mrs. Shampa Ghosh
  • Mrs. Juthika Sarkar
  • Mrs. Mithu Saha
  • Mrs. Sheetal Biswas

Working Committee Members : Durga Puja and Kali Bari.

  • Mr. Subroto Dey (Vice President)
  • Mr. Lalit Sharma ( Project Management)
  • Mr. Tanmoy Chatterjee (Media and Communication Secretary)
  • Mr. Subrata Banerjee (Media and Communication)
  • Mr. Tribhanga Dey ( Marketing)
  • Mr Prabir Ghosh ( Asst.Treasurer)
  • Mr Paresh Mandal
  • Mrs. Nanda Kumar Saha
  • Mr Rabin Ray (Cooking)
  • Mr. Biplab Dutta
  • Mr. Barid Mukherje
  • Mrs. Debabrata Banerjee
  • Mr. Sudip Mandal
  • Mr. Raju Biswas

KALI BARI EXECUTIVE BODY

  • Mr. Biplab Banerjee
  • Mr. Biswajit Biswas
  • Mr. Biswajit Das
  • Mr. Ajoy Konar
  • Mr. Kowshik Pan