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Radha Gobinda Temple, Bishnupur

1729 Krishna temple by the Lal-bandh in Bishnupur, with bas-relief carving on its front wall

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01 — The story

Radha Gobinda Temple, also spelt Radha Govind, is a Krishna temple in Bishnupur, West Bengal, standing near the Lal-bandh. Its inscribed plaque records its founding in 1729 by Krishna Singha Dev, a son of the Mallabhum king Gopal Singha Dev.

Built in the eka-ratna style, it is square in plan, about 12.4 metres a side, with a curved roof carrying a single tower to a height of some 10.7 metres. A porch with three arched openings stands in front of the sanctum. The front wall and the band below the cornice are decorated with bas-relief carving worked from separate blocks. The temple is protected by the Archaeological Survey of India.

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02 — About

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