Dhakeshwari is a famous Hindu temple in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The meaning of the name is "Temple of the Goddess of Dhaka". Legend has it that the city of Dhaka was named after this temple. Note: You may need a Bangla Font to see all the characters on this page. ... A Hindu is an adherent of Hinduism, the predominant religious, philosophical and cultural systems of Bharat (India) and Nepal. ... The word temple has different meanings in the fields of architecture, religion, geography, anatomy, and education. ... Note: You may need a Bangla Font to see all the characters on this page. ... Note: You may need a Bangla Font to see all the characters on this page. ... Note: You may need a Bangla Font to see all the characters on this page. ...
Some believe that it is derived from the DhakeshwariTemple, which was originally built around 12th century by a Sena King.
Others believe that the name is derived from the Dhak (drum), which was beaten during the inauguration of the capital in 1608 by the Mughal Subahdar Islam Khan.
the Dhakeshwari ("Goddess of Dhaka") temple, from which the city probably derives its name
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