Hindu temple, Mymensingh
Jora Mandir (Anandamoyee Kali and Shiva temples)জোড় মন্দির (আনন্দময়ী কালী ও শিব মন্দির)
- Time needed
- About 20 minutes.
- best months
- Nov–Feb
Two identical temples of 1820, a mirror pair to Shiva and Kali outside Muktagachha's Rajbari.
At a glance
- Built
- About 1820, by Rani Bimala Devi
- Style
- Nagara, twin shikharas
About
Rani Bimala Devi, widow of the fifth maharaja, Gaurikanta, built these two temples around 1820 and named them after her own mother, Anandamoyee. One is dedicated to Shiva, the other to Kali, and they are deliberate mirror images: the same square sanctum, the same flat-roofed hall, the same tall plastered shikhara, side by side on a high base with steps down to a large pond on the north.
They are among the best examples of mirror temples in Bengal, and they are in poor shape: rain drips through cracks in the roofs and walls, and the structure is at risk. Each Kartik the Ravidas community holds a two-day Katyayani puja, the Shat Puja, here.
Getting there: Just outside the Rajbari in Muktagachha town.
Things to do
- Stand at the pond on the north side to see the two towers as a pair.
Good to know
- The structure is cracked; look from outside rather than climbing on it.
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