Hangseshwari Temple
Hangseswari temple is a Hindu Temple of goddess Hangseswari(The goddess who came in a dream of Raja Nrisingha Deb Roy Mahasay) in the town of Banshberia at Hooghly District, Indian state of West Bengal. Banshberia is an industrial town positioned in between Bandel and Tribeni. The temple complex has another temple — Ananta Basudeba temple — besides the main temple. Also near is the Swanbhaba Kali temple built by Raja Nrisinha Deb Roy Mahasay in 1788. The Hanseswari temple has a distinctive architecture different from the usual pattern present in this area, consisting 13 minars or Ratnas, each built as a blooming lotus bud. The inner structure of the building resembles human anatomy. It was started by Raja Nrisingha Deb Roy Mahasay and later completed by his widow wife Rani Sankari.
The architecture of the temples is the representation of "Tantrik Satchakrabhed".
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Hangseshwari Temple
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Hangseshwari Temple
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Ananta Basudeba Temple
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- Sikha Banerjee, "Story of the Hanseswari Temple, Banshberia", from Chitrolekha International Magazine on Art and Design, Vol. 2, No. 1, 2012 Special Issue on the Temples of Bengal.
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