Kalaram Temple, Hindu temple in Panchavati, Nashik, India

Kalaram Temple is a Hindu temple in Panchavati, Nashik, built in the Nagara style between 1782 and 1788 under Sardar Rangrao Odhekar. It measures 74 metres long and 32 metres wide, with four gates facing the four directions. The main hall has forty pillars and a 12-foot ceiling; the sanctum holds a black stone Rama idol, with Sita and Lakshmana.

Sardar Rangarao Odhekar funded the temple, built in the Nagara style and completed around 1788. According to the temple's account, Odhekar dreamed that a black Rama statue lay in the Godavari River; he led an expedition, recovered the idol, and had it reconsecrated by a saint before building the shrine. A statue of Odhekar stands in the temple. From 2 March 1930 to 1935, B. R. Ambedkar led the Kalaram Mandir Satyagraha outside its gates for Dalit entry.

The name Kalaram means "black Rama", after the dark stone image kept in the sanctum with Sita and Lakshmana. A statue of Sardar Rangarao Odhekar, who funded the rebuilding, stands in the temple. The main entrance has a black Hanuman idol positioned so that Hanuman faces Rama's feet.

The complex opens in the early morning and closes late in the evening, allowing visitors to witness both morning and evening ceremonies. Parking areas and guided tours in several languages are available to help with orientation.

The main shrine holds a black stone Rama idol said to be over 2,000 years old, though this age is unverified. A statue of Sardar Odhekar, who funded the temple, stands inside. The main temple has 14 steps for Rama's 14 years of exile and 84 pillars.