Places of Worship in Dankuni
Places of worship in and around Dankuni include Bhot Bagan Math, Bangeswar Mahadeb Temple and Howrah Maidan Idgah Masjid.
Overview
Places of worship in and around Dankuni include Bhot Bagan Math, Bangeswar Mahadeb Temple and Howrah Maidan Idgah Masjid.
Temples
Bhot Bagan Math
The first Tibetan Buddhist temple on the plains of India. The temple was founded in 1776 by Puran Giri, the Indian representative of the third Panchen Lama of Tibet. The temple was later attacked by armed dacoits in 1795, and Puran Giri was killed while resisting it. The Math remains abandoned since 1905.
Bangeswar Mahadeb Temple
One of the most popular Shiva temples in Howrah, with the tallest four-headed statue of Shiva in Eastern India at . The Jalan family built this temple in 1952, and it has been a local pilgrimage site ever since. The tall Shiva statue, named "Bangeswar Mahadeb", was later added in 2015 to spread the message of "Love Humanity". The replicas of the 12 Jyotirlingas of Hinduism are later added in the temple premises, including Kashi Vishwanath, Kedarnath and Somnath. Outside the temple, there's a viewing deck to enjoy the Hooghly River.
Howrah Maidan Idgah Masjid
The largest mosque in Howrah, with an adjacent eidgah (open-air enclosure reserved for Eid prayers). It sees crowd during the morning of Eid al-Fitr, as well as Eid al-Adha.
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