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Saturday, June 15, 2019

Radha Govinda Temple, Bishnupur, West Bengal

Radha Govinda Temple, Bishnupur, West Bengal
Radha Govinda Temple is a Hindu Temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu located in Bishnupur Town in Bankura District of West Bengal State, India. The temple was built by Krishna Singha, the Malla King, in 1729 CE. The Temple is situated right opposite to the Radha Madhav Temple. The Temple is located at about 2 Kms from Bishnupur Bus Stand, 4.5 Kms from Bishnupur Junction Railway Station and 2.5 Kms from Bishnupur New Bus Stand.





History
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The Temple
There are seven Eka Ratna (meaning single pinnacled) temples located in Bishnupur. Radha Govinda Temple is one among them. In earlier days, all these laterite temples were all covered with stucco images. However, with passing of time, most of the stucco works are lost. Radha Govinda Temple is a beautiful laterite temple built as per Ek Ratna temple architecture style. Like most of the other temples in Bishnupur, this is also dedicated to Lord Krishna. However, there is no deity found in this temple currently.




The temple has a square base of 12.4m X 12.4m and a height of 10.7m above a low platform. It has a sloping roof surmounted by a single sikhara, thus making them as Ek Ratna. This 'Eka-Ratna' style temple is made of rust coloured laterite. It has few bas-relief carvings. The roof of the temple is a typical Bengali 'chala' type surmounted by a ‘sikhara’ or tower. There are covered porches on three sides around the sanctum. Except the rear wall, on each of the three sides of the temple there are three arched openings.




Only front wall is significantly decorated with bas-reliefs depicting regular geometric pattern and human figures including mythological characters. Adjacent to the temple, there is small miniature temple in the form of a chariot made of brick. Traces of bas-relief carvings of geometric pattern and human figures including mythological characters, originally applied with stucco works can be seen.




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