Narendra Modi visits Jashoreshwari Kali Temple
He also attended a worshiping session.
Narendra Modi’s helicopter landed at 10.00am at the helipad constructed at the ground of Sobahan Secondary School.
Satkhira Deputy Commissioner SM Mostafa Kamal confirmed the news.
All preparations were taken ahead of the visit of Indian premier who attended the events marking the birth centenary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and the Golden Jubilee of Independence of Bangladesh.
The Kali temple in Satkhira was repaired and decorated ahead of the Narendra Modi’s visit.
District administrations also took all-out preparations.
Jashoreshwari Kali Temple priest Dilip Mukherjee said the temple was established around 450 years ago between 1560 and 1580 during the period of Lakshman Sena or Lakshman Sen, the ruler from the Sena dynasty of the Bengal region on the Indian subcontinent.
The temple had been kept shut down for long after the construction and turned into an isolated place.
According to legends, during that period, the General of Maharaja Pratapaditya discovered a luminant ray of light coming from the bushes, and came upon a piece of stone carved in the form of a human palm.
Later, Pratapaditya started worshiping Kali, building the Jashoreshwari Kali Temple. As to be the “Goddess of Jashore”, it was named after Jashore, according to wikipedia.
Mukherjee said worship of goddess Kali is held in every Saturday and Tuesday at the temple. Many devotees come here marking the puja.
A three-tier security measures were taken for the visit.
Surrounding areas of the temple were kept under the surveillance of police from March 1 while check-posts were set up to keep watch on public movement.
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