Daatkali Temple is a very famous place located on Dehradun Saharanpur Highway Road. Among all the famous temples of Dehradun, Datkali is also a popular temple. It is situated at a distance of 14 km from Dehradun. This temple is also known as the temple of Kali Mata. Because this temple is dedicated to Kali Mata Ji. It is believed that Maa Kali is a part of Maa Gauri, the wife of Lord Shiva. It is said that the wishes of every person who comes here are fulfilled. Hence this temple is also famous among the devotees by the name of ‘Manokamna-Siddhapeeth.’
When the Dehradun-Saharanpur highway road was being constructed, the Maa Daat kali mandir was constructed on June 13, 1804. It is believed that Goddess Kali came in the dream of an engineer who was building the road, who gave the statue of Goddess Kali to Mahant Sukhbir Gusain. Even today, that statue is located in the valley of the temple of the Goddess.
There are many features of Maa Datkali temple. The most popular feature among them is that since 1921, a divine flame has been ignited in that temple continuously. Whenever the local people buy a new vehicle, they definitely bring it to the Dat kali mandir Dehradun for worship. It is believed that with the blessings of Maa Kali, no accident ever happens with that vehicle. Every person who comes through the way of the temple definitely takes the blessings of Maa Kali. Moreover, oil, ghee, flour, and other things are offered to Maa Kali.
There is always a movement of devotees in this temple. During the days of Navratri, seeing the gaiety of this place, a large number of people come here for nine days. Most of the devotees come from Roorkee, Saharanpur, Dehradun. On the occasion of the festival of Navratri, Bhandara is also organized here, which people accept as the blessings of the Goddess and consider themselves fortunate. Coming to Dehradun, one should definitely visit the Daat kali temple once.