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मलूटी के मन्दिर
Maluti, Dumka, Jharkhand · 24.1596°, 87.6749°
A village holding 72 surviving terracotta temples of an original 108, built by the Baj Basanta rajas between the 17th and 19th centuries; the Global Heritage Fund has listed them among the world's most endangered cultural heritage sites.
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.
The family goddess Mauliksha is said to be the elder sister of the goddess Tara of Tarapith.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Baj Basanta
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