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The
place
is
famous
for
the
annual
fair
held
in
the
month
of
Phalgun
according
to
the
Bengali
Calendar.
The
fair
takes
place
at
the
foot
of
the
Mainak
Hill
and
lasts
for
13
days.
Thousands
of
Hindus
participate
here
from
all
over
Bangladesh.
Adinath
Temple
is
located
on
the
summit
of
the
Mainak
Hill
on
Maheshkhali
Island
off
the
coast
of
Cox’s
Bazar,
Bangladesh,
is
dedicated
to
the
Hindu
God,
Shiva,
who
is
worshiped
as
Adinath.
The
Adinath
temple
clearly
shows
in
its
construction
the
association
of
the
Natha
community.
The
temple
is
6
m
high
and
measures
10.5
m
×
9.75
m;
the
inner
walls
are
1.05
m
thick,
while
outer
walls
are
0.60
m
thick.
There
are
three
parts;
the
northern
part,
which
is
older,
contains
two
square
rooms
(3.35
m
each
side)
for
worship
–
the
eastern
one
has
the
image
of
Adinatha
Banalinga
Shiva
and
the
western
one
has
the
image
of
eight-armed
Durga
(Idol).
There
is
no
authentic
proof
to
connect
Gorakhghata
or
the
temple
with
Goraksanatha,
the
guru
of
the
Natha
community.
It
may
be
that
one
of
the
disciples
of
Goraksanatha
may
have
named
the
ghat
at
Maheshkhali
after
the
guru.
Natha
philosophy
evolved
out
of
the
long
association
of
the
Saivites
with
the
Buddhists
and
in
the
10th-11th
centuries
emerged
Tantric
Shastras.
Adinatha
(variants
Matsyendranatha
or
Minanatha)
emerged
through
this
process
of
evolution.
Nathism
represents
the
folk
religion
of
Bengal
based
on
mantra-tantra
and
asceticism.
The
entrance
is
bow-shaped,
while
the
entrances
on
the
northern
and
southern
sides
have
been
closed
with
brickwork.
There
are
two
windows,
one
on
the
east
and
the
other
on
the
west
side.
The
two
rooms
are
covered
with
domes
on
pendentives.
The
finials
on
top
are
decorated
with
lotus,
kalasa
and
chakra.
The
tops
of
the
octagonal
pillars
have
kalasa
and
twined
scrolls.
The
top
of
the
arch
on
the
western
side
has
floral
and
the
eastern
one
has
trixul
decoration.
There
are
two
niches
on
the
southern
wall.
The
second
and
third
parts
of
the
temple
are
recent
additions.
Author:
Muhammad
Abdul
Baten