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Bangladesh Jeshoreshwari Temple: The crown of Maa Kali has been stolen from the Jeshoreshwari temple in Shyamnagar, Satkhira, Bangladesh. According to The Daily Star report, the crown was gifted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit to the temple in March, 2021. The theft took place between 2 pm and 2.30 pm on Thursday, when temple priest Dilip Mukherjee left after the day’s worship. According to the report, cleaning staff later discovered that the crown was missing from the deity’s head.
On the matter, Shyamnagar police station inspector Taizul Islam said, “We are examining the CCTV footage of the temple to identify the thief.” The stolen crown is made of silver and gold plating, which holds significant cultural and religious significance. According to Hindu mythology, Jeshoreshwari temple is one of the 51 Shakti Peethas spread across India and neighboring countries. The name “Jeshoreshwari” means “Goddess of Jessore.”
PM Modi visited Jeshoreshwari Temple on March 27, 2021 during his Bangladesh visit. On that day, he placed a crown on the head of the goddess as a symbolic gesture.
Jesorewhari Temple in Bangladesh,PM @narendramodi follows prayer rituals being conducted by priests.Invokes Vishnu and Kali. Like in the past during visits to Kaal Bhairo, KashiVishwanath, Muktinath, Kedarnath #Bangladesh #NarendraModi pic.twitter.com/FkI6IU2Tml
— Pankaj Upadhyay (@pankaju17) March 27, 2021
Jeshoreshwari Kali Temple is a famous Hindu temple
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 dedicated to Goddess Kali, located in Ishwaripur, a village in Shyam Nagar of Satkhira Upazila. It is believed that this temple was built by a Brahmin named Anari in the late 12th century. He built a temple with 100 doors for Jeshoreshwari Peeth (temple) and later it was renovated by Laxman Sen in the 13th century. Finally King Pratapaditya rebuilt the temple in the 16th century.
Ishwaripur temple is one of the 51 Peethas
According to Hindu mythology, out of the 51 Peethas, the temple of Ishwaripur is the place where the palms and soles of the feet of Goddess Sati fell. The goddess resides there as Goddess Jeshoreshwari and Lord Shiva appears as Chanda.
Durga Puja festival is being celebrated at this time. On the occasion of Durga Puja, a 4-day holiday has been given in Bangladesh, so that the festival can be celebrated with pomp across the country. Meanwhile, the gold crown of the famous Jeshoreshwari Kali temple located in Shyamnagar of Satkhira city of Bangladesh has been stolen. This theft incident was captured in the CCTV of the temple, in which a young man is seen taking away the golden crown.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has a special connection with this crown of Kali temple of Bangladesh. Actually, when PM Modi visited Bangladesh in the year 2021, he gifted a golden crown to the country. However, now this crown has been stolen on the special occasion of Durga Puja.
When did the golden crown get stolen?
This incident of theft from the temple took place on Thursday (October 10) between 2:47 pm and 2:50 pm. According to reports, after completing the daily worship, the temple priest Dilip Kumar Banerjee handed over the keys of the temple to Rekha Sarkar, who is responsible for maintenance. After this, Rekha Sarkar told that when he came back after doing some work, I saw that the golden crown of Maa Kali was not present there. After that I informed everyone about this.
Police officer gave information
After this theft incident, the police was immediately informed. The police have started the investigation. Police station officer Fakir Taizur Rahman said, “We are trying our best to find the gift given by the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi to the country after it was stolen. The investigation is underway and we are scanning the CCTV footage to identify the culprit.”
Jeshoreswari Temple is one of the 51 Shakti Peethas
The crown was made of silver and was gilded with gold. This crown plays a very important role and at this time when the festival of Durga Puja is being celebrated with great pomp in the country, the theft of this crown is not a normal thing. Jeshoreswari Temple is one of the 51 Shakti Peethas. The name “Jeshoreswari” means “Goddess of Jessore.” PM Modi visited Jeshoreswari Temple on March 27, 2021 during his visit to Bangladesh. On the same day, the PM had placed a gold crown on the deity in the Kali temple.
