BISHNUPUR DAY TOUR
ID: GYG671045-1107690
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Country: India
Country: India
Duration: 08:00 hours
Description
Bishnupur, in Bankura District, West Bengal, is renowned for its terracotta temples and baluchari sarees, showcasing a rich heritage in architecture, music, and crafts.
Rasmancha
Rasmancha, the oldest brick temple, was established by King Hambir in 1600 AD. The majestic temple is architecturally so unique and unparalleled that it is one of its kind in the whole Bengal as well as the country.
Pancha Ratna Temple
Architecture. Built by the King Raghunath Singha, Pancha Ratna Temple in Bishnupur, Manipur is standing on an elevated platform. The architecture of the magnificently built temple includes ambulatory pathway along with a porch (the traditional thatched huts of the region) with three arches on the four sides of the temple.
Jorebangala Temple
Jorebangla Temple in Bishnupur is an ancient temple which boasts a magnificent architectural design. This Temple in brick was built by the Malla King Raghunath Singh in 1655. The Jorebangla Temple resembles two thatched huts joined together side by side and mounted on a single tower.
Madan Mohan Temple
The temple is a unique example of ekaratna temple architecture, which belongs to the ratna style developed in medieval Bengal The roof of this temple is square and sloping, and there is a tower with a dome in the center of the roof. The temple is much known for the ornamentation, which adorns the walls of this temple.
Radha Shyam Temple
Constructed by the King Chaitanya Singha. Radha Shyam Temple is dome-shaped and it lies within an enclosure which is surrounded by the boundary wall.
Jor mandir
Built by Malla King Raghunath Singh in 1655 AD, the temple made of laterite bricks has an appearance of two thatched huts joined together and surmounted by a single tower. The temple's roofs and walls have classical Chala style of architecture in terracotta.
Radha Vinod Temple
The roof is curved and is surmounted by a small hut-like structure therefore it is an atchala temple. The carved brickwork of this temple is of high order. Inscription records its erection in 1659 AD by Raghunath Singha.
Murali Mohan Temple
It is square on plan and the sanctum is surmounted by a sikhara instead of an arched cover. This temple is quite different from other temples, as walls surround the first floor and it has a pillared corridor on all four sides
Lal bandh
This bandh is among the 7 historical bandh (lal, kalindi, jamuna, sam, gatat, Krishna, poka) or earthen dams constructed by malla kings lal-bandh is one of the seven bandhs, or tanks, built by the malla rulers to confine their fort from any alien attack.
Rasmancha
Rasmancha, the oldest brick temple, was established by King Hambir in 1600 AD. The majestic temple is architecturally so unique and unparalleled that it is one of its kind in the whole Bengal as well as the country.
Pancha Ratna Temple
Architecture. Built by the King Raghunath Singha, Pancha Ratna Temple in Bishnupur, Manipur is standing on an elevated platform. The architecture of the magnificently built temple includes ambulatory pathway along with a porch (the traditional thatched huts of the region) with three arches on the four sides of the temple.
Jorebangala Temple
Jorebangla Temple in Bishnupur is an ancient temple which boasts a magnificent architectural design. This Temple in brick was built by the Malla King Raghunath Singh in 1655. The Jorebangla Temple resembles two thatched huts joined together side by side and mounted on a single tower.
Madan Mohan Temple
The temple is a unique example of ekaratna temple architecture, which belongs to the ratna style developed in medieval Bengal The roof of this temple is square and sloping, and there is a tower with a dome in the center of the roof. The temple is much known for the ornamentation, which adorns the walls of this temple.
Radha Shyam Temple
Constructed by the King Chaitanya Singha. Radha Shyam Temple is dome-shaped and it lies within an enclosure which is surrounded by the boundary wall.
Jor mandir
Built by Malla King Raghunath Singh in 1655 AD, the temple made of laterite bricks has an appearance of two thatched huts joined together and surmounted by a single tower. The temple's roofs and walls have classical Chala style of architecture in terracotta.
Radha Vinod Temple
The roof is curved and is surmounted by a small hut-like structure therefore it is an atchala temple. The carved brickwork of this temple is of high order. Inscription records its erection in 1659 AD by Raghunath Singha.
Murali Mohan Temple
It is square on plan and the sanctum is surmounted by a sikhara instead of an arched cover. This temple is quite different from other temples, as walls surround the first floor and it has a pillared corridor on all four sides
Lal bandh
This bandh is among the 7 historical bandh (lal, kalindi, jamuna, sam, gatat, Krishna, poka) or earthen dams constructed by malla kings lal-bandh is one of the seven bandhs, or tanks, built by the malla rulers to confine their fort from any alien attack.
Highlights
- Enjoy quiet time away from the crowd.
- A glimpse at ravishing 17th-century Terracotta temples.
- Explore pyramidal structured temples marked by stepped masonry at Rasmancha.
- Learn about the Malla Kingdom.
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Cancellations
This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 24 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 24 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.