Location: Kalna, West Bengal, India Built in: AD 1751 Krishna Chandra temple is a very special one amongst the […]
Terracotta
The Mallabhum king Bir Hambir commissioned the stage and hence the village got it’s signature Ras Mancha. Thereafter, every year, people used this platform to showcase their Radha-Krishna idols during Ras festival.
It is a mix of do-chala and char-chala architecture. ‘Chala’ means roof in Bengali. The top dome is an example of char-chala(four-sided), and the two huts have do-chala(two-sided) roofs. The hybrid architecture is unique and this makes it one of the most iconic temples of Bengal
Madan Mohan Temple is one of the best Terracotta temples of Bengal. This 300 years old temple is […]