Located in the northern outskirts of the temple town, the Radha Binod is one of the less-visited terracotta temples in Bishnupur. At first glance this east-facing temple may give the impression that it is a charchala temple, the close encroachment of houses nearby restricts any view from a […]
In towns and villages all over West Bengal one can find examples of Rasmancha and Dolmancha. They are usually quite small structures, Dolmanchas being square or rectangular in shape, Rasmanchas being octagonal or hexagonal, raised up on a platform and crowned with a pinnacle. Their main purpose is […]
The small town of Bishnupur, 120km north-west of Kolkata in West Bengal, contains a dazzling collection of temples with some of the most distinctive and unusual designs in the country. Most of the temples were constructed in the 17th and 18th centuries, when the Malla dynasty ruled this […]
Kevin Standage 
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