Dharmaraj Temple, Kabilaspur,
West Bengal
Dharmaraj Temple is a Hindu Temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu located in Kabilaspur Village under Bhabanipur gram panchayat in the Rajnagar block of Birbhum District in the state of West Bengal, India. The temple is one of the state protected monuments in West Bengal declared by Archaeological Survey of India.
History
The temple was constructed in 1643 CE by Karan Rupdas during the rule of Bahadur Khan, the ruler of Rajnagar. It has two inscriptions in Bengali fixed above its entrance on east. The inscriptions records that a man named Karan Rupdas built this beautiful Hari temple in Karan Kayastha. Karan Rupdas / Dilipchand Sarkar was praised as one of the heroic generals of Bahadur Khan in the inscriptions. He was Kayastha of North Radhi in caste and was the Lord of Hetampur fort. He achieved fame by fighting valiantly on behalf of Rajnagar Raj against the English ruler.
The Temple
This temple is facing towards east and stands over a rectangular platform. The temple follows rekha deula style of architecture. The sanctum is rectangular in plan, and it has no idol in it. It is a plain stone temple with sharp corners and a tapering sikhara. The shikara is about 15 metres tall. It has no separation between base and shikara. The exterior is devoid of any decoration. It has two inscriptions in Bengali fixed above its entrance on east.
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Connectivity
The temple is located at about 3
Kms from Bhabanipur, 5 Kms from Hirakuni More, 9 Kms from Rajnagar, 22 Kms from
Suri, 23 Kms from Suri Bus Stand, 24 Kms from Suri Railway Station and 62 Kms
from Durgapur Airport. The temple is situated at about 5 Kms to the north west
of Hirakuni More on Suri to Rajnagar route.
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