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Early modern · Hindu · India
Radha Madhab Temple, Bishnupur
Bishnupur, Bankura district, West Bengal · 23.0596°, 87.3245°
Radha and KrishnaMallaBengal (ek-ratna)
Sacred since
1737 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
1737 (Malla)
Malla
History & significance
A brick ek-ratna temple of Radha and Krishna founded at Bishnupur in 1737 by Churamoni, wife of the Mallabhum ruler Bir Singha Dev. Its terracotta facing carries scenes of the Krishna lila together with Dashavatara panels and floral ornament.