Lalji Temple

Lalji Temple
Lalji Temple
Religion
Affiliation	Hinduism
District	Bankura
Location
Location	Bishnupur
State	West Bengal
Country	India
Geographic coordinates	23°4′24.11″N87°19′37.02″E / 23.0733639°N 87.3269500°E
Architecture
Type	Bengal temple architecture
Style	ek-ratna style
Founder	Bir Singha Dev
Date established	1658;366 years ago
Specifications
Length	12.3 m (40 ft)
Width	12.3 m (40 ft)
Height (max)	12.3 m (40 ft)
	Monument of National Importance
	Official name: Kalachand Temple
Type	Cultural
Reference no.	IN-WB-13

Last updated December 19, 2024

Lalji Temple, Located in Bishnupur in Indian state of West Bengal.

History and architecture

According to the inscriptional plaque found in the temple, the temple was founded in 1658 by Bir Singha Dev King of Mallabhum. The Temple is built in the Ek-ratna style temple architecture.^[1]^[2]

Among the stone-built eka-ratna temple, the Lalji temple has a very impressive appearance. This temple is enclosed by a covered ambulatory and a few ornamental details are visible on the sides of the three arched openings.the pleasure of “Sri Radhika and Sri Krishna”. Placed upon a large plinth, the temple is a structure of square shape having a roof slightly sloping on all the four sides, upon which stands the single tower. It is square on plan each side measuring 12.3 m and 12.3 m in height. The temple had ornamental decorations upon its front wall originally, but now only traces of those ornamentations can be seen on the upper part of the arched openings.^[1]

Currently, it is preserved as one of the archaeological monuments by the Archaeological Survey of India.^[3] Since 1998, the Lalji Temple is on the UNESCO World Heritage Site's Tentative list.^[4]

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References

1 2 3 Biswas 1992, pp. 16.
↑ "ASI, Kolkata Circle". www.asikolkata.in.
↑ "ASI, Kolkata Circle". www.asikolkata.in.
↑ Centre, UNESCO World Heritage. "Temples at Bishnupur, West Bengal". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 2024-09-03.

Sources

Biswas, S. S. (1992). Bishnupur (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ed.). Director General, Archaeological Survey of India.

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[FOOTNOTEBiswas199216-1] 1 2 3 Biswas 1992, pp. 16.

[2] "ASI, Kolkata Circle". www.asikolkata.in.

[3] "ASI, Kolkata Circle". www.asikolkata.in.

[4] Centre, UNESCO World Heritage. "Temples at Bishnupur, West Bengal". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 2024-09-03.

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