Rising spectacularly on the top of the small hill With the climbs zigzag and the railings nil Breathtaking sharper view of downtown penetrating The old temple ascending with the winding roads painstaking Supine and sated stretched shapely with pillars majestic Several deities residing in the sanctum appealing with magic The idol of kali all in black, Shimmering and scintillating in Radiant red embroidered silk Ornamented with a swirl and swish of jewelry in pink Sindoor applied on her parting of the hair All the scenes makes me bow, with cupped hands standing in the row, I slurp down the sacred water offered And pour coins in the plate praying for my fate