Dhakeshwari Temple

Dhakeshwari Temple
Dhakeshwari Temple
ঢাকেশ্বরী জাতীয় মন্দির
	Dhakeshwari Temple
Religion
Affiliation	Hinduism
District	Dhaka District
Deity	Dhakeshwari
Location
Location	Bakshi Bazar, Dhakeshwari Road, Dhaka
State	Dhaka Division
Country	Bangladesh
	Shown within Bangladesh
Geographic coordinates	23°43′21.38″N 90°23′24.08″E / 23.7226056°N 90.3900222°E
Architecture
Type	Sena
Creator	Ballal Sen
Completed	12th century CE

Dhakeshwari National Temple (Bengali: ঢাকেশ্বরী জাতীয় মন্দির, romanized: Ðhakeshshori Jatio Mondir) is a Hindu temple in 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". 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.^[1] It is also the largest Hindu temple in Bangladesh.^[2] It is one of the Shakti Pithas, the goddess-centric shrines of the Indian Subcontinent.

^ "Dhakeshwari Temple". Banglapedia. Archived from the original on 3 July 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
^ Chaudhury, Dipanjan Roy (18 October 2018). "Sheikh Hasina gifts 1.5 bigha land to biggest hindu temple in Bangladesh". The Economic Times. Archived from the original on 20 November 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2020.

[1] "Dhakeshwari Temple". Banglapedia. Archived from the original on 3 July 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2015.

[et18Oct2018-2] Chaudhury, Dipanjan Roy (18 October 2018). "Sheikh Hasina gifts 1.5 bigha land to biggest hindu temple in Bangladesh". The Economic Times. Archived from the original on 20 November 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2020.

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