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Chandranath Temple (Birupaksha)
Chandranath Temple (aka Birupaksha Temple; Bengali: চন্দ্রনাথ মন্দির or Chandronath mondir), located on top of the Chandranath hill, is a famous Shakti Peeth situated near Sitakunda in Bangladesh where, as per Hindu sacred texts, the right arm of Goddess Sati fell. Chandranath Temple is a pilgrimage site for Hindus. Its height about 1020 feet or […]
Keep Reading →Bhabanipur Shaktipeeth
Bhabanipur Shaktipeeth (Bengali: ভবানীপুর শক্তিপিঠ) is located in Karatoyatat located about 28 kilometres (17 mi) from Sherpur Upazila of Bogra District, Rajshahi Division, East Bengal. It is one of the famed Shakti Peethas of the Indian subcontinent. Significance According to the Mahabharata, in the Satya Yuga, King Daksha arranged a ritual called Yagna in which […]
Keep Reading →Sri Sri Kalbhairab Mandir
Kal Bhairab Temple (কালভৈরব মন্দির) is located in Medda in the Brahmanbaria district of Bangladesh and dedicated to God Shiva (Kal Bhairab roop). The temple is famed for the giant 28-feet (24 feet) tall Shiva statue assumed to be the largest in the world. Though the Hindu Lord Shiva, who is called the Kal Bhairab […]
Keep Reading →Sugandha Shakti Peeth
Sugandha Shakti peeth is a temple dedicated to Goddess Sunanda. It is located in the village of Shikarpur, 10 miles north of Barisal, in Bangladesh. Sugandha Shakti Peeth is one of the 51 Shakti Peethas. It is said that the nose of Maa Sati fell here. The idol of Maa Sati is called as ‘Sunanda’ […]
Keep Reading →Muktagacha Tin Shiva Temple
The Muktagachha Tin Shiva temple/mandir is a twin temple located outside the Rajbari of Muktagachha in Mymensingh. The temple was constructed in 1820 by Rani Bimola Devi, the mother of Maharaja Shashikantha Acharya Choudhary, the Zamindar of Muktagacha. On the other hand, Jora Kali Mondir was established in the year 1820 by the patronize of […]
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