What is the sthala katha — the legend — of Jeshoreshwari Kali Temple?

Late medieval · Hindu · Bangladesh

Jeshoreshwari Kali Temple

Ishwaripur, Shyamnagar, Satkhira, Khulna Division · 22.2861°, 89.1226°

Kali as Jeshoreshwari (Bhairava: Chanda)Pratapaditya of Jessore—Shakti Peetha

Sacred since

1580 CE

first attestation / structure

Standing structure

c. 1600 (Pratapaditya); natmandir renovated earlier under Lakshman Sen

Pratapaditya of Jessore

History & significance

An old Kali shrine at Ishwaripur in Satkhira district, counted among the 51 Shakta pithas as the place where Sati's palm fell. Its present form is associated with Maharaja Pratapaditya of Jessore, with earlier renovation attributed to Lakshman Sen.

Sthala katha — the legend

A general of Pratapaditya is said to have followed a beam of light into the bushes and found a stone carved in the shape of a human palm, whereupon the king raised a temple to Kali on the spot.

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