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Saturday, June 15, 2019

Radha Madhav Temple, Bishnupur, West Bengal

Radha Madhav Temple, Bishnupur, West Bengal
Radha Madhav 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 Churamony Devi, queen of Krishna Singha in C.1737 AD (some claim it was built by Shiramoni Devi, one of the wives of the king Bir Singha). The Temple is situated to the north of the Lal Bandh Lake on the way to Kalachand 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.



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The Temple
There are seven Eka Ratna (meaning single pinnacled) temples located in Bishnupur. Radha Madhav 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 Madhav 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 (called as Radha Madhav in this temple). However, there is no deity found in this temple currently.



The temple is square on plan. It is about 11.1m on each side and 9.2m in height. It looked very similar to the Kalachand Temple. It has a sloping roof surmounted by a single sikhara, thus making them as Eka Ratna. This Eka-Ratna temple is built of laterite and consists of a square lower storey with curved roof symbolic of Bengal Temple architecture and a north Indian sikhara on top. The entrance has three arched gateways. Unlike most other temples of Bishnupur, only on two sides of the temple there are three arched openings.


The temple has any bas-relief images depicting the scenes from Ramayana and Krishna Lila and also few deities such as Dashavatara, Ganesha and some animals. The Radha Madhav Temple has a Kirtanshala as well. There is a Do Chala Bhog Mandapa, positioned near the temple itself. This construction is unique because no other Do Chala structures are located anywhere else in Bishnupur. The temple complex is well maintained and conserved by the ASI and has a lush green environ surrounding the premises.


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