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Late medieval · Hindu · India
Malleswar Temple
Bishnupur, Bankura district, West Bengal · 23.0799°, 87.3202°
ShivaMallaDeul
Sacred since
1622 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
1622 (Malla)
Malla
History & significance
A square deul-form Shiva temple at Bishnupur, 6.9 metres to a side and 10.7 metres tall, founded in 1622 by the Mallabhum king Bir Singha. Its original curved rekha tower was later replaced by an octagonal one, and the temple is protected by the Archaeological Survey of India.