Chatteshwari Temple

Located in the centre of Chittagong city in Bangladesh, this Hindu temple is dedicated to the Goddess Kali. It was built in the 18th Century.^[1] The goddess of the temple is considered the guardian deity of the town Chittagong, according to Hindu belief. This temple was damaged by Pakistani soldiers during the Bangladesh liberation war.^[2]

The Chatteshwari Temple as a Shakti Peeth

Shiva carrying the corpse of Sati Devi

Chatteshwari Temple is considered as one of the Shakti Peethas. Shakti Peethas are holy places reverred 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 of the corpse he wandered. Those shrines where Sati Devi's body parts fell came to be known as Shakti Peethas.^[3][4][5]

References

Hindu temples in Bangladesh
National Temple	Dhakeshwari Jatiya Mandir (Dhaka)
Shakti Peethas	Bhabanipur Chandranath Temple Jeshoreshwari Kali Temple Shri Shail Sugandha
Notable temples	Adinath Temple Bishyanath Temple Boro Kali Bari Temple Chatteshwari Temple Comilla Jagannath Temple Dhamrai Jagannath Rath Jagannath Temple, Pabna Joy Kali Temple Kal Bhairab Temple, Brahmanbaria Kaliya jue Temple Kantajew Temple Lalmai Chandi Temple Laxmi Narayan Mandir, Dhaka Muktagachha Shiva temple Puthia Temple Complex Ramna Kali Mandir Shree Shree Siddheswari Kalimandir Sonarang Twin Temples Swami Bagh Temple Temple of King Kangsa Narayan
Hindu Ashrams in Bangladesh