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It is the oldest brick temple. Built by King Bir Hambir. The temple has an unusual elongated pyramidical tower, surrounded by hut-shaped turrets, which were very typical of
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between the 17th and 18th centuries, are renowned for their unique architectural style that blends traditional
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in 997 CE. The Durga puja takes place for 15 days and all the other temples in
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style. It was built in a square plan, consisting of a dome-shaped shikhara and stucco motifs depicting floral, geometric and depiction of the life from
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and built the famous terracotta temples during the 17th and 18th centuries at this place. Since 1997, the temples of
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A complex of three temples known as the Jor Mandir. These temples were built by Malla King
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1401:Krishnarai Jiu Temple, Bagri
1371:Chandrakona Jorbangla Temple
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1108:Brindaban Chandra's Math
1376:Malleswara Shiva Temple
1264:Nrisingha Temple, Nadia
997:Kotulpur Sridhar Temple
785:Krishna-Valaram Temple
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1052:Baneswar Shiva temple
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1320:Kalyaneshwari Temple
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1113:Hangseshwari Temple
811:Radha Vinod Temple
668:Radha Madhab Temple
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