Dhakeshwari Temple

E147477

Hindu temple Shakti Peetha (traditional belief)

Dhakeshwari Temple is a prominent and centuries-old Hindu temple in Dhaka, Bangladesh, regarded as the city’s principal place of Hindu worship and an important national heritage site.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Dhakeshwari National Temple	1
Dhakeshwari Temple canonical	1
Sri Sri Dhakeshwari National Temple	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Hindu temple ⓘ Shakti Peetha (traditional belief) ⓘ
age	Centuries-old ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Traditional Bengali temple architecture (largely reconstructed) ⓘ
associatedWith	Bangladeshi Hindu heritage ⓘ History of Dhaka ⓘ Sena dynasty ⓘ
country	People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan) ⓘ surface form: Bangladesh
dedicatedTo	Goddess Dhakeshwari ⓘ Devi ⓘ surface form: Goddess Durga
facedEvent	Damage during the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War ⓘ Land encroachment and reduction of original premises ⓘ
foundedBy	Lakshmana Sena ⓘ surface form: Ballal Sen King Ballal Sen of the Sena dynasty ⓘ
hasAltName	Dhakeshwari Temple self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Dhakeshwari National Temple Dhakeshwari Temple self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Sri Sri Dhakeshwari National Temple
hasCulturalSignificance	Important site for interfaith and cultural gatherings in Dhaka ⓘ Symbol of Hindu community in Bangladesh ⓘ
hasPart	Administrative buildings ⓘ Four Shiva temples ⓘ Main temple complex ⓘ Natmandir (prayer hall) ⓘ Pond (tank) ⓘ Temple courtyard ⓘ
heritageStatus	Important national heritage site of Bangladesh ⓘ National Temple of Bangladesh ⓘ
inception	12th century ⓘ
locatedIn	Dhaka ⓘ Old Dhaka ⓘ
majorFestival	Durga Puja ⓘ Janmashtami ⓘ Kali Puja ⓘ
managedBy	Bangladesh Hindu Religious Welfare Trust ⓘ
near	Dhaka University area ⓘ Lalbagh area of Dhaka ⓘ
openToPublic	Yes ⓘ
ownership	Government of Bangladesh ⓘ
reconstruction	Extensively renovated in the 20th century ⓘ Modern structures replaced much of the original Sena-period architecture ⓘ
religion	Hinduism ⓘ
significance	Major pilgrimage site for Bangladeshi Hindus ⓘ Principal Hindu temple of Dhaka ⓘ
status	Active temple ⓘ
usedFor	Cultural events ⓘ Daily Hindu worship ⓘ Religious festivals ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Dhaka → hasHistoricSite → Dhakeshwari Temple ⓘ

Dhakeshwari Temple → hasAltName → Dhakeshwari Temple self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Dhakeshwari National Temple

Dhakeshwari Temple → hasAltName → Dhakeshwari Temple self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sri Sri Dhakeshwari National Temple