{"id":161342,"date":"2026-11-06T19:43:13","date_gmt":"2026-11-06T14:13:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/assamtimespost.com\/?p=161342"},"modified":"2026-11-06T19:43:13","modified_gmt":"2026-11-06T14:13:13","slug":"assam-cm-inaugurates-dharapur-kali-temple-announces-rs-20-lakh-aid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/?p=161342","title":{"rendered":"Assam CM Inaugurates Dharapur Kali Temple, Announces Rs 20 Lakh Aid"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-160891\" src=\"https:\/\/assamtimespost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/New-Logo-Smal-1.avif\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"50\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24pt;\">A<\/span>ssam Chief Minister <a href=\"https:\/\/assamtimespost.com\/?p=159978\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Himanta Biswa Sarma<\/a> on November 6 inaugurated a newly constructed Kali Mandir at Dharapur Chariali in Kamrup district, offering prayers on the auspicious occasion of Sri Sri Shyama Kali Puja. During the visit, the Chief Minister announced a financial grant of \u20b920 lakh to support ongoing construction and development work at the temple.<\/span><\/h5>\n<figure id=\"attachment_161343\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-161343\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/Assam CM Inaugurates Dharapur Kali Temple, Announces Rs 20 Lakh Aid\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-161343 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/assamtimespost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/6aedbffce6cad-vv-06543649-16x9-960x560-1.avif\" alt=\"Assam CM Inaugurates Dharapur Kali Temple, Announces Rs 20 Lakh Aid\" width=\"960\" height=\"560\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/6aedbffce6cad-vv-06543649-16x9-960x560-1.avif 960w, https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/6aedbffce6cad-vv-06543649-16x9-960x560-1-300x175.avif 300w, https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/6aedbffce6cad-vv-06543649-16x9-960x560-1-768x448.avif 768w, https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/6aedbffce6cad-vv-06543649-16x9-960x560-1-750x438.avif 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-161343\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Assam CM Inaugurates Dharapur Kali Temple, Announces Rs 20 Lakh Aid<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The newly established shrine was built through a collaborative initiative led by the Dharapur Taluk alongside the Sri Sri Shyama Puja Management Committee. During the inaugural ceremonies, Sarma offered prayers to Maa Kali, seeking blessings for peace, wellbeing, and overall prosperity for the people of Assam.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Following the rituals, the Chief Minister spent time interacting with local residents and devotees who had gathered for the inauguration. He commended the local community for their devotion and unity in bringing the spiritual project to fruition.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">In a formal message, Sarma expressed his gratitude to the residents of Dharapur, the temple management committee, and the Dharapur Taluk for their dedicated efforts in establishing the sacred site. The announced financial assistance of \u20b920 lakh is expected to facilitate the completion of the remaining infrastructural work at the temple premises.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on November 6 inaugurated a newly constructed Kali Mandir at Dharapur Chariali in Kamrup district, offering prayers on the auspicious occasion of Sri Sri Shyama Kali Puja. During the visit, the Chief Minister announced a financial grant of \u20b920 lakh to support ongoing construction and development work at the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":161343,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_hide_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_featured_image_duplicate_dismissed":0,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":{"format":"standard","jnews_video_option_group":[[]],"override":[{"template":"1","parallax":"1","fullscreen":"1","layout":"right-sidebar","sidebar":"default-sidebar","second_sidebar":"default-sidebar","sticky_sidebar":"1","share_position":"bottom","share_float_style":"share-monocrhome","show_share_counter":"1","show_view_counter":"1","show_featured":"1","show_post_meta":"1","show_post_author":"1","show_post_author_image":"1","show_post_date":"1","post_date_format":"default","post_date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","show_post_reading_time":"1","post_reading_time_wpm":"300","post_calculate_word_method":"str_word_count","show_zoom_button":"1","zoom_button_out_step":"2","zoom_button_in_step":"3","show_post_tag":"1","show_popup_post":"1","show_comment_section":"1","number_popup_post":"2","show_post_related":"1","show_inline_post_related":"1"}],"image_override":[{"single_post_thumbnail_size":"crop-715","single_post_gallery_size":"crop-500"}],"trending_post_position":"meta","trending_post_label":"Trending","sponsored_post_label":"Sponsored by","disable_ad":"0","subtitle":"News Desk :"},"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_override_counter":{"view_counter_number":"0","share_counter_number":"0","like_counter_number":"0","dislike_counter_number":"0"},"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[200],"tags":[57408,57407,57402,57401,57403,57406,57409,57405,57404],"class_list":["post-161342","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-assam","tag-assam-chief-minister-temple-development-grant","tag-dharapur-chariali-temple-inauguration-prayers","tag-himanta-biswa-sarma-sri-sri-shyama-kali-puja","tag-kali-mandir-inauguration-dharapur-chariali","tag-maa-kali-blessings-kamrup-district","tag-newly-constructed-kali-mandir-dharapur-chariali-kamrup","tag-sri-sri-shyama-kali-puja-inauguration-ceremony-kamrup","tag-sri-sri-shyama-puja-management-committee-dharapur-taluk","tag-20-lakh-grant-for-kali-mandir-construction"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":159580,"url":"https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/?p=159580","url_meta":{"origin":161342,"position":0},"title":"Assam CMO Flags AI Morphed Image of Himanta Biswa Sarma; Case Registered","author":"News Desk","date":"October 5, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"An AI-generated and fabricated image of Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma is circulating on social media, prompting the Chief Minister\u2019s Office to announce that a case has been registered against those responsible. 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