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The Temple
of
Joy
Kali (Bengali: জয়
কালী
মন্দির)
in Dhaka, Bangladesh,
is
situated
between
Thathari
Bazar
and Wari,
on
a
road
itself
named
after
this
temple,
at
24
Joy
Kali
Temple
street.
Joy
Kali
Temple
is
a Hindu
temple devoted
to
Goddess Kali
Ma.
People
of Hindu religion
of
every
age
come
to
this
temple
to
worship
Goddess
Kali.
The
statue
of
Goddess
Kali
is
of
great
significance
to
the
Hindus.
This
temple
is
about
400
years
old,
established
in
the Bengali
year 1001.
During
the
reign
of
the Nawabs,
Dewan
of
Nawabs
Tulsi
Narayan
Ghosh
and
Nabh
Narayan
Ghosh
established
this
temple
with
the
inspection
of
Bancharam
Saint.
At
that
time
they
established
twenty-one
statues
of Shib,
Kali, Lakshminarayan,
three
Shalgram
Chakra,
Bandurga
etc.
A
few
beautiful
monuments
like
Pancharatna,
Nabratna,
temple
of
Shiv,
guest
house,
were
built
in
the
house
of
Joy
Kali.
Even
market
named
Nawabpur
Joy
Kali
bazar,
and
a
market
situated
at
the
south
of
Kaliganj
hut
was
dedicated
to
Joy
Kali
Devi.
The
temple
might
be
divided
into
3
linear
space
with
thick
walls
and
columns
which
were
made
of
terracotta
with
reflected
gods
history.
All
space
were
mainly
open
for
focusing
god's
place
which
is
garbha
ghriha.
Moreover,
shikhara
also
have
terracotta
art
which
also
consider
about
different
gods
activities.
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