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Bishnupur, Bankura, West Bengal · 23.0807°, 87.3236°
Founded in 1694 by King Durjan Singha Dev of Mallabhum, this eka-ratna temple is faced with terracotta plaques showing Krishna-lila and the Dashavatara. It is now an ASI Monument of National Importance and no longer holds active worship.
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 during a Maratha raid the deity Madan Mohan himself fired the Dalmadal cannon, driving Bhaskar Rao's army back from Bishnupur.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Malla
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