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Murali Mohan Temple
Bishnupur, Bankura district, West Bengal · 23.0820°, 87.3177°
Murali Mohan (Krishna)MallaEk-ratna
Sacred since
1665 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
1665 (Malla)
Malla
History & significance
A Krishna temple at Bishnupur built in 1665 by Churamoni Devi, wife of the Mallabhum king Bir Singha Dev. Its single tower over a pillared covered ambulatory is a textbook example of the Bengal ek-ratna form, and the ASI holds it as a Monument of National Importance.