Hindu temple, Sirajganj
Navaratna Temple, Hatikumrulনবরত্ন মন্দির, হাটিকুমরুল
- Time needed
- About an hour.
- best months
- Nov–Feb
- Cost
- Free or a small fee.
A three-tiered brick temple with nine spires at Hatikumrul in Ullapara, the largest navaratna temple found in Bangladesh.
At a glance
- Spires
- Nine
- Also called
- Dolmancha
About
No inscription survives, so the date is uncertain; local tradition puts it in the seventeenth century. Locally it is also called the dolmancha. Traces of terracotta decoration remain on its walls, and smaller temples stand near by.
It is a short ride from the Hatikumrul crossing on the main road north.
Getting there: Rickshaw or CNG from the Hatikumrul crossing.
Things to do
- Look for the terracotta remains on the walls.
Good to know
- An easy stop on the way to the north.
