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English: JOR BANGLA

Bishnupur, West Bengal

JOR BANGLE ALSO KNOWN AS KESTARAY TEMPLE WAS ERECTED BY THE MALLA KING RAGHUNATH SINGHA IN AD 1655 AS EVIDENCED FROM THE INSCRIPTION AFFIXED THE FRONT FAÇADE OF THE TEMPLE. THE TEMPLE, FACING SOUTH IS RAISED ON A SQUARE PLATFORM IN THE FORM OF A PAIR OF HUT SHAPED STRUCTURES WITH SLOPING ROOFS JOINED TOGETHER AND SURMOUNTED BY A CHARCHALA SIKHARA ON THE TOP. BOTH THE EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR WALLS AND ROOFS OF THE TEMPLE DEPICT EXQUISITE AND ELABORATE TERRACOTTA ORNAMENTATION. THESE TERRACOTTA PANELS NARRATE THE SCENES FROM THE EPICS, KRISHNALILA, HUNTING SCENES, VARIOUS OTHER SCENES CONTEMPORARY SOCIAL LIFE ETC. THE QUALITY OF WORKMANSHIP ON THIS TEMPLE MAKES IT AS ONE OF THE FINEST AMONG THE TERRACOTTA TEMPLES OF WEST BENGAL.
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