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Located in the centre of Chittagong city in Bangladesh, this Hindu temple is dedicated to the Goddess Kali. It was built in the 18th Century. The goddess of the temple is considered the guardian deity of the town Chittagong, according to Hindu belief. This temple was damaged by Pakistani soldiers during the Bangladesh liberation war.
The Chatteshwari Temple as a Shakti Peeth
Chatteshwari Temple is considered as one of the Shakti Peethas, which are holy places reverred by Shaktism. The origin of the Shakti Peethas is from the mythology of Daksha Yaga and Sati Devi's self immolation and Shiva carrying her corpse resulting in the falling of body parts as he wandered. Those shrines where Sati Devi's body parts fell came to be known as Shakti Peethas.
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