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Ekteswar, Bankura, West Bengal · 23.2100°, 87.0839°
A laterite Shiva temple about 45 feet high on the bank of the Dwarakeswar river some 10 km from Bankura town, raised by the Malla king Raghunath Singha Dev in the 17th century. It is said to have been built as a token of unity after a boundary dispute between the kingdoms of Mallabhum and Samantabhum.
What follows is the temple’s own traditional account, transmitted through liturgy and local memory. It is recorded here as tradition, not as attested history.
Local tradition holds that Shiva himself meditated at the spot to settle the boundary quarrel between the two kingdoms.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Malla
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