300-year-old temple to be renovated in Bangladesh, Indian embassy announces on Twitter

Dhaka, 28 July 2020, Tuesday

Indian Ambassador to Bangladesh Reva Ganguly Das on Monday inaugurated the renovation work of a 300-year-old Mahakali temple in the northern district of Nataur in Bangladesh. Minister of State for ICT Division Junaid Ahmed was also present on the occasion. This temple is known as Sri Sri Jai Kali Temple.

Reva Ganguly Das shared this information on Twitter and wrote that Mahakali Mata is present in this 300 year old temple. Mayor of the town Mrs. Uma Chaudhary Jolly and MP Shafiqul Islam were also present at the commencement of the renovation of the temple. This Mahakali temple is considered by people of all religions living here.

The temple is being renovated at the expense of the Government of India. In a video clip, Reva Ganguly was seen saying that I myself had agreed to renovate the 300-year-old temple. For this, detailed discussions were held with the local administration earlier. After the local body said yes, we requested the Central Government to sanction the cost for this. Approved by the Central Government.

A Memorandum of Understanding was signed on October 23, 2016 for the renovation of this ancient temple in the Red Bazaar area of ​​Nataur, United News of Bangladesh said in a report.

The Bengali people and most of the people living in Bangladesh believe in Mahakali Mata. Even in West Bengal, the glory of Kali Puja was already present by the Siddha Purusha Ramakrishna Paramahansa. There is a Kali temple in the area known as Kalighat even today and it has great glory. Crowds of devotees live here for many months.

However, due to Corona, the temple is not as crowded as it used to be.