Chandranath Temple

Traditional Chandranath Temple (Bengali: চন্দ্রনাথ মন্দির or Chandronath mondir), located on top of the Chandranath Hill, is a famous Shakta pitha located near Chittagong in Bangladesh where, as per Hindu sacred texts, the right arm of Deiti Sati fell.

The Rajmala states that about 800 years ago, Raja Biswambhar Sur, a descendant of the famous Adisur of Gaur, tried to reach Chandranath by sea.

Perturbed by this situation and to bring Shiv to a state of normalcy, Vishnu decided to use his Sudarshan Chakra (the rotating discus carried on his finger tip).

She was born on the 14th day of the bright half of the month of Mrigashīrsha, which marks the Shivarathri (Shiva's night) festival.

Shakta pithas are divine shrines of Shakti, due to the falling of body parts of the corpse of Sati Devi, when Lord Shiva carried it and wandered throughout Aryavartha in sorrow.

চন্দ্রনাথ মন্দির, যা চন্দ্রনাথ পাহাড়ের চূড়ায় অবস্থিত, ঢাকা-চট্টগ্রাম রেলপথ হতে দৃশ্যমান অবস্থায়। ছবির কেন্দ্রে বিরূপাক্ষ মন্দির দেখা যাচ্ছে।
Chandranath Temple, which sits atop the hill of the same name, as seen from Dhaka-Chittagong railroad. Birupaksha temple can also be seen near the centre of the photo.
বিরূপাক্ষ মন্দির - চট্টগ্রাম (চন্দ্রনাথ) পাহাড়ের চূড়া হতে দৃশ্যমান অবস্থায়।
Birupaksha temple, as seen from the summit of Chittagong (Chandranath) hill.
The temple gate
Aerial view of Chandranath Hill and Temple (on the peak) on the foreground, with Chittagong hill tracts in the background.
Shiva carrying the corpse of Sati Devi