Historical tour of west bengal( Bishnupur)

in agrima •  8 years ago 

Let me take all the steemit members to a historical tour to West Bengal (Bishnupur the place of temple and heritage )

Bishnupur subdivision of Bankura District famous for terracotta, temples and balucheri sarees .

Here begins the short description of the famous temple there: IMG_20160930_153556.jpg

  1. Rasmancha :its the oldest brick temple , built by king Bor Hambir. The temple has an elongated pyramidical tower surrounded by hut shaped turrents a very typical bengali style structure.
  1. Jor Bangla temple :Built by king Raghunath Singh Dev. The ornate terracotta carving are a good example of bengal architecture.

3)Madanmohan temple : King Durjana Singh built the temple in ektra style , a square roofed with carvings on walls depicting scene from Mahabharata and Ramayana .IMG_20160930_172448 - Copy (2).jpg

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