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Dhakeshwari Temple
Dhakeshwari National Temple (Bengali: ঢাকেশ্বরী জাতীয় মন্দির) is a Hindu temple in Old Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is state-owned, giving it the distinction of being Bangladesh's 'National Temple'. The name "Dhakeshwari" (ঢাকেশ্বরী Ðhakeshshori) means "Goddess of Dhaka". Bangladesh is the only Muslim majority country in the world to have a National Hindu Temple. It is one of the holiest Shakta pithas where the gem of Devi sati's crown fell but the gem is lost long ago and the main ancient metal Vigraha murti is relocated to Kumortuli, West Bengal during the partition time by the chief priest due to increased attacks on Hindu temples in Bangladesh. Till now the main idol is worshiped at kolkata and a replica of the same is being worshiped at Dhakeshwari Temple of Bangldesh.
Since the destruction of Ramna Kali Mandir in 1971 by the Pakistan Army during the Bangladesh Liberation War, the Dhakeshwari Temple has assumed status as the most important Hindu place of worship in Bangladesh. It is also the largest Hindu temple in Bangladesh. It is one of the Shakta pithas, the goddess-centric shrines of the Indian Subcontinent.
The Dhakeshwari (Durga) temple was built in the 12th century, 1100 A.D. by Ballal Sen, a king of the Sena dynasty, and it is said that the city Dhaka was named after the Goddess.[failed verification] The current architectural style of the temple cannot be dated to that period because of the numerous repairs, renovations, and rebuilding which have taken place over time. It is considered an essential part of Dhaka's cultural heritage. It is one of the Shakta pithas, where the jewel from the crown of the Goddess Sati had fallen. For ages, the temple has been held in great importance. The original 900-year-old murti was taken to Kumartuli, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.[citation needed] During the partition of India, she was brought to Kolkata from Dhaka with millions of Bengali Hindu refugees from East Bengal (now Bangladesh) of Pakistan. The Partition of Bengal in 1947 was a part of the Partition of India in 1947. In 1947, the Bengal Legislative Assembly claimed separate East Bengal (joined Pakistan in 1947) and West Bengal (joined India in 1947) as the home state for the Bengali Muslims and the Bengali Hindus respectively. In 1971, the East Pakistan (East Bengal) Provincial Assembly claimed separate Bangladesh (Bengali nation) as the home country for the Bengali Muslims (East Pakistan Provincial Assembly was against the imposition of Urdu language as the national language of Pakistan), and then East Pakistan (East Bengal) became Bangladesh.
By 1950, the businessman Debendranath Chaudhary built the temple of Goddess in Kumortuli area and established some of the Goddess' property for her daily services. The idol is 1.5 feet tall, has ten arms, mounted on her lion in the form of Katyani Mahishasurmardini 'Durga'. On her two sides are Laxmi, Saraswati, Kartik and Ganesh. A Tiwari family from Azamgarh was appointed by the royal family for daily worship of the deity. In 1946, the descendants of that family came to Calcutta and were re-appointed, where they still serve the Goddess continuously.
Current presiding deity here in Dhakeshwari Temple is the replica of the original idol.
It is widely believed that the Queen, wife of King Bijoy Sen went to Langolbond for bathing. On her way back she gave birth to a son, known to historians as Ballal Sen. After ascending to the throne, Ballal Sen built this temple to glorify his birthplace. Legends say that Ballal Sen once dreamt of the deity covered under the jungle. Ballal Sen uncovered the deity from there and built a temple, named for Dhakeswari. Whatever the legends describe, Hindus consider Dhakeswari to be the presiding deity of Dhaka, which is an incarnation or form of Goddess Durga the Adi Shakti. The idol of Durga is called Dhakeswari.
Within the premises of the Dhakeswari there are temples of two types of architecture. The ancient one is of the Pancharatna Goddess Durga's which lost its actual look after the renovation work. Bradly Bird wrote this at the beginning of this century. Other than this there are four Shiv Temples. According to hearsay, in the 16th century King Mansing built these temples by laying four Shiv Lingas there. But this information seems to be unreliable. The fusion of Bangla chowchala and shikor temple is notice in the architecture of Dhakeshawri. Ratan Lal Chakraborti in an article mentioned that "the structure and architecture of it is like a Buddhist Pagoda". From this he assumed that the temple was probably built in the 10th century.
Dhakeshwari Temple in the 19th century is described by Ridoynath Majumder. He wrote that it was overgrown by jungle and in its north the Urdu road went westward towards Pilkhana and at its south west was Mirpur road. At its south there was a wood and Urdu bazar was at the east.
Dhakeshwari Temple
Dhakeshwari National Temple (Bengali: ঢাকেশ্বরী জাতীয় মন্দির) is a Hindu temple in Old Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is state-owned, giving it the distinction of being Bangladesh's 'National Temple'. The name "Dhakeshwari" (ঢাকেশ্বরী Ðhakeshshori) means "Goddess of Dhaka". Bangladesh is the only Muslim majority country in the world to have a National Hindu Temple. It is one of the holiest Shakta pithas where the gem of Devi sati's crown fell but the gem is lost long ago and the main ancient metal Vigraha murti is relocated to Kumortuli, West Bengal during the partition time by the chief priest due to increased attacks on Hindu temples in Bangladesh. Till now the main idol is worshiped at kolkata and a replica of the same is being worshiped at Dhakeshwari Temple of Bangldesh.
Since the destruction of Ramna Kali Mandir in 1971 by the Pakistan Army during the Bangladesh Liberation War, the Dhakeshwari Temple has assumed status as the most important Hindu place of worship in Bangladesh. It is also the largest Hindu temple in Bangladesh. It is one of the Shakta pithas, the goddess-centric shrines of the Indian Subcontinent.
The Dhakeshwari (Durga) temple was built in the 12th century, 1100 A.D. by Ballal Sen, a king of the Sena dynasty, and it is said that the city Dhaka was named after the Goddess.[failed verification] The current architectural style of the temple cannot be dated to that period because of the numerous repairs, renovations, and rebuilding which have taken place over time. It is considered an essential part of Dhaka's cultural heritage. It is one of the Shakta pithas, where the jewel from the crown of the Goddess Sati had fallen. For ages, the temple has been held in great importance. The original 900-year-old murti was taken to Kumartuli, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.[citation needed] During the partition of India, she was brought to Kolkata from Dhaka with millions of Bengali Hindu refugees from East Bengal (now Bangladesh) of Pakistan. The Partition of Bengal in 1947 was a part of the Partition of India in 1947. In 1947, the Bengal Legislative Assembly claimed separate East Bengal (joined Pakistan in 1947) and West Bengal (joined India in 1947) as the home state for the Bengali Muslims and the Bengali Hindus respectively. In 1971, the East Pakistan (East Bengal) Provincial Assembly claimed separate Bangladesh (Bengali nation) as the home country for the Bengali Muslims (East Pakistan Provincial Assembly was against the imposition of Urdu language as the national language of Pakistan), and then East Pakistan (East Bengal) became Bangladesh.
By 1950, the businessman Debendranath Chaudhary built the temple of Goddess in Kumortuli area and established some of the Goddess' property for her daily services. The idol is 1.5 feet tall, has ten arms, mounted on her lion in the form of Katyani Mahishasurmardini 'Durga'. On her two sides are Laxmi, Saraswati, Kartik and Ganesh. A Tiwari family from Azamgarh was appointed by the royal family for daily worship of the deity. In 1946, the descendants of that family came to Calcutta and were re-appointed, where they still serve the Goddess continuously.
Current presiding deity here in Dhakeshwari Temple is the replica of the original idol.
It is widely believed that the Queen, wife of King Bijoy Sen went to Langolbond for bathing. On her way back she gave birth to a son, known to historians as Ballal Sen. After ascending to the throne, Ballal Sen built this temple to glorify his birthplace. Legends say that Ballal Sen once dreamt of the deity covered under the jungle. Ballal Sen uncovered the deity from there and built a temple, named for Dhakeswari. Whatever the legends describe, Hindus consider Dhakeswari to be the presiding deity of Dhaka, which is an incarnation or form of Goddess Durga the Adi Shakti. The idol of Durga is called Dhakeswari.
Within the premises of the Dhakeswari there are temples of two types of architecture. The ancient one is of the Pancharatna Goddess Durga's which lost its actual look after the renovation work. Bradly Bird wrote this at the beginning of this century. Other than this there are four Shiv Temples. According to hearsay, in the 16th century King Mansing built these temples by laying four Shiv Lingas there. But this information seems to be unreliable. The fusion of Bangla chowchala and shikor temple is notice in the architecture of Dhakeshawri. Ratan Lal Chakraborti in an article mentioned that "the structure and architecture of it is like a Buddhist Pagoda". From this he assumed that the temple was probably built in the 10th century.
Dhakeshwari Temple in the 19th century is described by Ridoynath Majumder. He wrote that it was overgrown by jungle and in its north the Urdu road went westward towards Pilkhana and at its south west was Mirpur road. At its south there was a wood and Urdu bazar was at the east.
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