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High medieval · Hindu · Bangladesh
Adinath Temple, Maheshkhali
Maheshkhali, Chattogram · 21.5281°, 91.9748°
Shiva, worshipped as AdinathUndetermined—
Sacred since
1000 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
dating unrecorded
Undetermined
History & significance
A Shiva temple on the summit of Mainak hill on Maheshkhali island off Cox's Bazar. It is best known for the thirteen-day fair held at the foot of the hill in the month of Phalgun, which draws thousands of pilgrims from across Bangladesh.