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Sindurmati Tirthadham

Sindurmati, Kurigram District · 25.8131°, 89.5171°

Durga, Krishna, Vishnu, Rama and KaliUndetermined
Sacred since
1000 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
dating unrecorded
Undetermined

History & significance

A pilgrimage site around a large tank on the Kurigram-Lalmonirhat boundary, founded by the zamindar Raj Narayan Chakraborty and carrying shrines to Durga, Krishna, Vishnu, Rama and Kali. The complex was restored under a government programme in 1975.

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.

A childless zamindar is said to have dug the tank in hope of offspring and named his two daughters Sindur and Moti after they were born; during a Navami puja held at the centre of the tank the water rose and drowned them, and after he dreamed that they had become immortal the water took their names.

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Sources

coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-28 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Undetermined