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| 00 Sri Lalji Temple - The Single Pinnacle of Shikara |
Sri Lalji Temple
Address:
Rajdarbar Road, Rajdarbar, Baburdanga, Bishnupur, Bankura District - 722122,
West Bengal, India
Coordinates: 23.0735°
N, 87.3269° E
Built
by: King
Bir Singha II of Mallabhum kingdom and Shikharanand
Architectural
Style: Ekaratna
This temple for Lord Radha Krishna, was built in 1658 with laterite on a square plinth. The construction consists of low relief carvings and ornamental stucco decorations. The temple is fully enclosed leaving passageway and it the entrance is in east. There is a Natyamandir (dancing hall) and a shikhara dedicated to Lord Raghunath and a Pancharatna temple dedicated to Lord Kameshwar Shiva. It has a char chala (sloping) roof and single shikara (tower). Terracotta panels cover the walls and they have interesting details from Hindu scriptures. On can find ruins of number of structures in the complex.
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| 01 Sri Lalji Temple - The Entrance Facade Terracotta and Brick Works |
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| 02 Sri Lalji Temple - A View of the Temple |
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| 03 Sri Lalji Temple - Ruins of Natyamandir |
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| 04 Sri Lalji Temple - Entrance Arch of Shrine of Sri Radhakrishna |
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| 05 Sri Lalji Temple - Low Relief Terracotta Panels and Bengali Engravings |
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| 06 Sri Lalji Temple - The Arches and Ornamental Stucco Works |
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| 07 Sri Lalji Temple - Interesting Brickwork in the Natyamandir |
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| 08 Sri Lalji Temple - Four Arches and a Dome at the Entrance |
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| 09 Sri Lalji Temple - A Small Shrine and the Jor Bangla Temple Visible at a Distance |
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| 10 Sri Lalji Temple - Another View of the Temple |
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| 11 Sri Lalji Temple - A Distant View of the Temple |












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