Chatteshwari Temple

Chatteshwari Kali Temple
চট্টেশ্বরী কালী মন্দির
Main Entrance
Religion
Affiliation	Hinduism
District	Chittagong
Region	Chittagong
Location
Location	20 Chatteshwari Road, Chittagong
Country	Bangladesh
Geographic coordinates	22°21′10″N 91°49′34″E / 22.35275°N 91.82605°E / 22.35275; 91.82605
Architecture
Date established	18th century

Sree Sree Chatteshwari Kali Temple is a Hindu temple is dedicated to the Goddess Kali located in the centre of Chattogram (Chittagong) city in Bangladesh. It is considered one of the prominent Shakti Peethas of Bengal. The name Chattogram (Chittagong) is said to have been derived from the word Chatteshwari devi of Chatteshwari Temple. The name "Chatteshwari" means the "goddess of Chattogram". This temple was damaged by Pakistani soldiers during the Bangladesh liberation war. The temple was rebuilt by the Chakraborty family. The previous idol was made of neem wood which was nearly destroyed during the war . Only upper portion of the idol was rescued by a member of Chakraborty family after the war ended . The half neem wood idol is still there in the temple. After the war ended the temple was rebuilt by the family and a new statue was established which was made in Benaras and taken to the temple from India by air by a member of Chakraborty family named Tarapada Adhikary also known as Tarapada Chakraborty.^[1] The statue was donated by Tarun Kanti Ghosh and his family -ex minister of West Bengal.

Chatteshwari Temple is considered one of the Shakti Peethas, which are holy places revered by Shaktism. The origin of the Shakti Peethas is from the mythology of Daksha Yaga and Sati Devi's self immolation and Shiva carrying her corpse resulting in the falling of body parts as he wandered. Those shrines where Sati Devi's body parts fell came to be known as Shakti Peethas.^[2]

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  Idol of the goddess Kali in Chatteshwari Temple
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  A view of the entrance

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