Chhota Shiva Mandir is a Hindu temple of the Puthia Temple Complex in Puthia Upazila, Rajshahi Division, Bangladesh. The temple, built in 1804, is credited to the Raja Anandanarayan of the Chauddapai.[1][2]
The temple is in Puthia town which is 32 kilometres (20 mi) away by road from Rajshahi city;[1] the city is also a rail head and is on the Dhaka Rajashahi Highway.[3] It is located at the southwestern end of PanchAni palace, on the eastern side of Arani road.[1]
Features edit
The temple is oriented towards south and has only one chamber with a roof which is in semi-circular shape. The temple's roof is pyramidal, a chuachala (in the form of a hut with four slanting parts) with a curved cornice. The only entrance facing south has ornamentation made in terracotta panels which have carvings of dances of deities of Vasihnava sect of Hindu religion.[1][2]
References edit
- ^ a b c d Alam, Mahmamuda, Puthia temple complex: Developing tourism through architecture (PDF), BRAC University, p. 32, archived from the original (PDF) on 22 October 2021, retrieved 12 May 2015
- ^ a b "Puthia Rajbari". Chhota Shiva Mandir. Rajshahi University Web Page. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
- ^ Mikey Leung; Belinda Meggitt (2009). Bangladesh. Bradt Travel Guides. p. 301. ISBN 978-1-84162-293-4.
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