In a new incident in Bangladesh, a crown of Goddess Kali has been stolen from the Jeshoreshwari temple in Satkhira’s Shyamnagar. Notably, this crown was gifted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit to the temple in March, 2021.
The theft occurred on Thursday between 2.00 pm and 2.30 pm, following Temple Priest Dilip Mukherjee left. Later, the cleaning staff found that the crown was missing from the deity’s head, according to the media reports. Inspector Taizul Islam of Shyamnagar Police Station said, ‘We are reviewing the temple’s CCTV footage to identify the thief’.
The stolen crown, made of silver and gold-plated, holds cultural and religious importance. ‘The Jeshoreshwari Temple is one of the 51 Shakti Peeths across India and neighboring countries. The name Jeshoreshwari means ‘Goddess of Jeshore’, according to the Hindu mythology.
However, PM Modi visited the Jeshoreshwari Temple on March 27, 2021, during his trip to Bangladesh. He placed the crown on the head of the deity on that day as a symbolic gesture. PM Modi also shared a video of his visit to the temple, which was his first visit to any country after the COVID-19 pandemic.
Jeshoreshwari Kali Temple is a famous Hindu temple which is dedicated to the Goddess Kali and the temple is located in Ishwaripur, a village in Shyam Nagar, Upazila of Satkhira. It is believed that the temple was built by a Brahman named Anari in the latter part of the 12th century. He created a 100-door temple for the Jashoreshwari Peeth (shrine) and it was renovated later by Lakshman Sen in the 13th century and finally, Raja Pratapaditya rebuilt the temple in the 16th century.
Of the 51 Peeths, the temple at Ishwaripur is the place where the palms and soles of the feet of Goddess Sati fell and the goddess resides there in the form of Devi Jashoreshwari and Lord Shiva appears as Chanda, according to Hindu mythology.
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