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Jor Bangla (Keshto Ray) Temple, Bishnupur
Bishnupur, Bankura district, West Bengal · 23.0717°, 87.3268°
Krishna, worshipped here as Keshto RayMallaJor-bangla, twin do-chala roofs with a ratna turret
Sacred since
1655 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
1655 (Malla)
Malla
History & significance
Raised in 1655 by Raghunath Singha of the Malla kingdom, this is the largest surviving jor-bangla temple and among the best known terracotta temples of Bengal. It is a Monument of National Importance under the Archaeological Survey of India and was added to the UNESCO tentative list in 1998.