Banda Deul, Purulia, West Bengal

Banda Deul, Purulia, West Bengal

Banda Deul is an ancient Hindu Temple, located in Banda Village  in the Raghunathpur II CD block in the Raghunathpur subdivision of the Purulia District in the state of West Bengal, India. This temple is considered as the finest of all the stone temples found in Purulia. Banda Village is also called as Deulghera.

History

The temple was built around the 11^th century CE. It is said that the temple was vandalized by the army of Firuz Shah Tughlaq in 1360 CE. The British archaeologist J. D. Beglar came across this temple in 1872 CE. The temple has been classified as a Monument of National Importance by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI).

The Temple

For brief details, please refer below link;

https://hindutemples-india.blogspot.com/2021/05/banda-deul-purulia-temple.html

Connectivity

The Temple is located at about 3 Kms from Chelyama, 15 Kms from Raghunathpur, 20 Kms from Adra, 21 Kms from Adra Junction Railway Station, 44 Kms from Purulia, 161 Kms from Ranchi, 163 Kms from Ranchi Airport and 262 Kms from Kolkata. The temple is situated on Raghunathpur to Chelyama route.

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