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Boro Kali Bari Temple

Mymensingh, Mymensingh Division · 24.7554°, 90.4143°

Kali (worshipped as Joy Kali)Nawabs of Bengal
Sacred since
1700 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
c. 18th c. (reign of Nawab Alivardi Khan)
Nawabs of Bengal

History & significance

A Shakta temple in Mymensingh city said to be about three centuries old, founded by Tantric practitioners during the reign of Nawab Alivardi Khan. Its black stone image of Kali was replaced by a new one during a renovation completed in 2026.

Sthala katha — the traditional account

What follows is the temple’s own traditional account, transmitted through liturgy and local memory. It is recorded here as tradition, not as attested history.

Temple lore says a fisherman drew a black stone image of Kali from the Brahmaputra in his net and cried out 'Joy Kali!', giving the goddess her name; Tantrics then consecrated the image beneath an old banyan tree.

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Sources

coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-28 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Nawabs of Bengal