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Modern · Hindu · Bangladesh

Ramna Kali Mandir

Dhaka, Dhaka · 23.7307°, 90.3996°

KaliModern rebuilding
Sacred since
1500 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
rebuilt; inaugurated 2021
Modern rebuilding

History & significance

A Kali temple in the Ramna area of Dhaka, first raised in the Mughal period and much enlarged in the early 20th century under Rani Bilashmoni Debi, when it stood among the city's tallest landmarks. The complex was destroyed by the Pakistan Army on 27 March 1971 during the Liberation War; the rebuilt temple was inaugurated on 17 December 2021.

Sthala katha — the legend

Nepalese folklore holds that the devotees who founded the temple had come to Bengal from the Himalayas.

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Related sites

Naguleswaram Temple
Keerimalai, Jaffna · Sri Lanka
rebuilt 1894; reconstruction completed 2012

Sources

coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Modern rebuilding