Comilla Jagannath Dev Temple- Bangladesh

Address

Comilla Jagannath Dev Temple- East Bibirbazar Road, Jagannathpur, Comilla 3500, Bangladesh

Diety

Jagannath Dev (Vishnu)

Introduction

Comilla Jagannath Temple, also known as Sateroratna Mandir or seventeen-jewel temple, is located in Comilla, Bangladesh. It is dedicated to the God Jagannath(Vishnu). It dates back to the early 18th century and was built by Ratna Manikya II, who was the king of Tripura. The deities of Jagannath, Balabhadra and Subhadra were originally installed in a temple in Tripura from where they were subsequently shifted to this temple. Jagannath Temple is one of the oldest temples of Comilla district. It is located two km south-east from Comilla town. The terracotta brickwork of the temple is in the typical Bengal style of temple architecture. The seventeen jewels are the towers that originally crowned the structure but have been damaged: eight on the first floor, eight on the second, and one more in the centre. This temple is also known as Jagannath Mandir. This four storied, conical formed temple is a brick constructed shape, constructed on a concrete octagonal base-stone. This is the only octagonal based and shaped temple of Bangladesh, and considered one of its kinds. External wall of each floor looks like octagons and were ascended like inverted Cone. It is a single spire Temple.