Kali Puja Ritual Date

Description

The cult’s Cycle of Dissolution is scheduled for Kali Puja: Tuesday, October 25, 1814. This date is not hidden. Kali Puja falls on a fixed point in the Hindu lunar calendar — it is public knowledge throughout Bengal, confirmable from any almanac and answerable by virtually any Indian resident of Calcutta.

The investigative work is not discovering the date itself, but connecting the date to the cult’s preparations and understanding what it means operationally. Once the investigators know they are looking for a ritual timed to a religious festival, the calendar does the rest of the work.