Chauchala Chhota Govinda Mandir

Chauchala Chhota Govinda Mandir is a Hindu temple of the Puthia Temple Complex in Puthia Upazila, Rajshahi Division, Bangladesh. The temple is believed to date to the 1790s-1800s period.[1][2]

The temple is in Puthia town which is 32 km away by road from Rajshahi city;[1] the city is also a rail head and is on the Dhaka Rajashahi Highway.[3]

Features

The temple stands next to the Bara Ahnik Mandir on a high platform, covered with a pyramid shaped vault. The temple's interior has one chamber with porches on the eastern and southern directions.[2] The southern frontage is extensively decorated with terracotta plaques, which depict ten incarnations Avatars of Vishnu, Lankakanda a chapter in the epic Ramayana legend, Radha-Krishna epic stories, flower designs and geometric art and scenes of the civic life of the period.[1] The frontage on the west has terracotta ornamentation panels some of which are in a dilapidated condition or pilfered.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Mahmumuda, Alam (2013). Puthia temple complex: Developing tourism through architecture (pdf) (Bachelor of Architecture). BRAC University. p. 30. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 "Puthia Rajbari". Chauchala Chhota Govinda Mandir. Rajshahi University Web Page. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  3. ↑ Mikey Leung; Belinda Meggitt (2009). Bangladesh. Bradt Travel Guides. p. 301. ISBN 978-1-84162-293-4.

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