Hindu temple

Jor Bangla Temple

Pabna

An 18th-century brick temple in Pabna town built in the jor-bangla style, two hut-shaped roofs joined side by side, with traces of terracotta on its face.

Satsang Ashram, Himayetpur

Pabna

The ashram at the birthplace of Sri Sri Anukulchandra, founder of the Satsang movement, at Himayetpur just outside Pabna town; devotees come from both sides of the border.

Adinath Temple, Maheshkhali

Cox's Bazar

The Shiva temple on Mainak hill on Maheshkhali island, a short boat ride from town: a long stair up, the Bay and the mangroves below, and a big fair at Shiva Chaturdashi.

Jeshoreshwari Kali Temple

Satkhira

An ancient Kali temple at Ishwaripur, Shyamnagar, one of the 51 Shakti Peethas, where by legend the palms and soles of Sati fell.

Lohagar Math

Chandpur

Three tall brick spires on the Dakatia bank at Lohagar in Faridganj, the memorial temples of the Lohagar zamindars, the only maths of their kind in the district and the subject of grim local legends.

Boro Kali Bari

Mymensingh

Mymensingh's oldest Kali temple, about 300 years old, home of the goddess known as Joy Kali.

Jora Mandir (Anandamoyee Kali and Shiva temples)

Mymensingh

Two identical temples of 1820, a mirror pair to Shiva and Kali outside Muktagachha's Rajbari.

Sri Sri Radha Gobinda Temple, Muktagachha

Mymensingh

A living temple beside the Rajbari, known as the 56-prahar ground for its Rash Purnima kirtan.

Stone Shiva Temple, Muktagachha

Mymensingh

A small Shiva temple carved from stone in 1863 by an architect from Patna, rare in a country of brick.

Orakandi Thakur Bari

Gopalganj

The birthplace of Harichand Thakur, founder of the Matua movement, and the faith's main pilgrimage centre, in Kashiani upazila.

Jor Bangla Temple, Lohagara

Narail

A protected jor-bangla temple, two hut-shaped roofs joined together, at Raygram on the Nabaganga in Lohagara.

Dhakeshwari Temple

Dhaka

The national temple of Bangladesh, an old shrine of the goddess Dhakeshwari after whom, by tradition, the city is named; the centre of Durga Puja in Dhaka.

Kantajew Temple

Dinajpur

An 18th-century Krishna temple at Kantanagar whose every outer wall is carved in terracotta: the best surviving work of its kind in Bangladesh.

Shyamsiddhi Math

Munshiganj

An octagonal memorial tower in Sreenagar, about 241 feet tall and some two and a half centuries old, said to be the tallest math in the subcontinent.

Matter Math

Manikganj

A tall old brick memorial tower (math) near Manikganj town, one of the best-known landmarks of the district.

Siddheshwari Math, Atharokhada

Magura

A math on the bank of the Nabaganga at Atharokhada, about 3 km from Magura town, on a site once known as the Kalikatala cremation ground.

Gopal Jiu (Radha Krishna) Temple, Talkhari

Magura

A protected temple at Talkhari, remembered as the birthplace of the sage Lokenath, damaged in 1971, restored, and still used for worship at festivals.

Dayamoyee Temple

Jamalpur

A temple of the 1690s in the centre of Jamalpur town, founded by a Mughal-era jagirdar, with Shiva, Kali, Manasa and nat temples around it; packed at Durga Puja, with a four-day fair after the Chaitra bathing festival.

Naldanga Rajbari temples

Jhenaidah

The temples of the old Naldanga zamindars near Kaliganj, a cluster of tall brick shrines that still draw worshippers and visitors.

Puthia Temples and Rajbari

Rajshahi

The greatest cluster of old Hindu temples in Bangladesh, built by the Puthia zamindars around their palace and its ponds: the tall Shiva temple, the terracotta Govinda temple, the Pancharatna temple and the 1895 rajbari.

Chandrabati Temple

Kishoreganj

The Shiva temple linked to Chandrabati, the 16th-century poet remembered as the first woman poet of Bengali, on the Phuleshwari at Kacharipara.

Kodla Math

Bagerhat

An 18-metre terracotta tower from the 1600s rising alone above the fields of Ayodhya village, a memorial raised, the story goes, by Raja Pratapaditya for his guru.

Gopinathpur Temple

Joypurhat

An old temple of Gopinath at Gopinathpur in Akkelpur, held to be about five hundred years old, and a place of pilgrimage with a yearly fair.

Pathar Ghata Temple

Joypurhat

A small old temple known locally in Joypurhat, worth a stop if you are nearby.