Kantajew Temple
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| Kantajew Temple Religious of Bangladesh |
Location:
Country: Bangladesh
State: Rangpur Division
District: Dinajpur
Architecture and culture
Primary deity: Kantaji (Krishna)
Architectural styles: Nava-ratna
History:
Date built: (Current structure) 1752 CE
Creator: Raja Ramnath
Kantojiu Temple at Kantanagar, is a late-medieval Hindu temple in Dinajpur, Bangladesh. Built by Maharaja Pran Nath, its construction started in 1702 CE and ended in 1752 CE, during the reign of his son Maharaja Ramnath. It boasts one of the greatest examples on Terracotta architecture in Bangladesh and once had nine spires, but all were destroyed in an earthquake that took place in 1897.
The temple was built in a navaratna (nine-spired) style before the destruction caused by the earthquake of 1897.
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