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Late medieval · Hindu · Bangladesh
Joy Kali Temple
Wari, Dhaka, Dhaka Division · 23.7216°, 90.4167°
KaliNawabi BengalNorth Indian (shikhara) with terracotta work
Sacred since
1594 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
Bengali year 1001 (c. 1594)
Nawabi Bengal
History & significance
A Kali temple in old Dhaka, reckoned about four centuries old, founded by the Dewans Tulsi Narayan Ghosh and Nabh Narayan Ghosh under the saint Bancharam. It has terracotta-clad walls and columns, a shikhara over the sanctum with mandapa and antarala, and a domed Shiva shrine in the compound.