https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Murali_Mohan_Temple Murali Mohan Temple - Revision history 2026-11-15T15:41:46Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.43.6 https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Murali_Mohan_Temple&diff=519140&oldid=prev Prakashmishra1991: added basic biography more to come 2025-07-01T02:10:07Z <p>added basic biography more to come</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{refimprove|date=December 2024}}<br /> {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2025}}<br /> {{Use Indian English|date=June 2025}}<br /> {{Infobox Hindu temple<br /> | name = Murali Mohan Temple<br /> | native_name =<br /> | native_name_lang = bn<br /> | image = File:Murali Mohan temple 03.jpg<br /> | image_upright = <br /> | alt = <br /> | Peetham =<br /> | caption = <br /> | religious_affiliation = [[Hinduism]]<br /> | deity = Murali Mohan<br /> | tradition = <br /> | organizational_status = <br /> | functional_status = <br /> | governing_body = <br /> | temple_board = <br /> | festival = <br /> | festivals = <br /> | tower = <br /> | temple_tank = <br /> | temple_tree = <br /> | location = [[Bishnupur, Bankura|Bishnupur]]<br /> | locale = <br /> | district = [[Bankura district|Bankura]]<br /> | state = [[West Bengal]]<br /> | province = <br /> | country = India<br /> | map_type = <br /> | map_size = <br /> | map_alt = <br /> | map_relief = <br /> | map_caption = <br /> | coordinates = {{Coord|23|4|55.37|N|87|19|03.85|E|type:landmark_region:IN|display=inline,title}}<br /> | coordinates_footnotes = <br /> | architecture_type = [[Bengal temple architecture]]<br /> | architecture_style = &#039;&#039;[[Ek-ratna]]&#039;&#039; style<br /> | founded_by = Churamoni(Siromoni/Siramani Devi), wife of [[Bir Singha Dev|Bir Singha]]<br /> | creator = <br /> | established = {{Start date and age|1665}}<br /> | groundbreaking = <br /> | year_completed = <br /> | date_demolished = <br /> | facade_direction = <br /> | length = {{cvt|10.1|m|ft}}<br /> | width = {{cvt|10.1|m|ft}}<br /> | height_max = {{cvt|12.2|m|ft}}<br /> | site_area = <br /> | temple_quantity = <br /> | monument_quantity = <br /> | inscriptions = <br /> | materials = <br /> | elevation_m = <br /> | elevation_ft = <br /> | elevation_footnotes = <br /> | designation1 = Monuments of National Importance (India) <br /> | designation1_type = Cultural <br /> | designation1_offname = Murali Mohan Temple<br /> | designation1_criteria = <br /> | designation1_date = <br /> | footnotes = {{sfn|Biswas|1992|pp=17}}<br /> | website = <br /> |designation1_number = IN-WB-17}}<br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Murali Mohan Temple&#039;&#039;&#039;, is a [[Krishna]] temple in [[Bishnupur, Bankura|Bishnupur]] in the [[States and union territories of India|Indian state]] of West Bengal. In this temple, the [[Hindu deities|Hindu God]] Krishna was worshiped as Murali Mohan in this temple.{{Sfn|Dasgupta|Biswas|Mallik|2009|p=50}}<br /> <br /> == History and architecture ==<br /> According to the Inscriptional plaque, the temple was founded in 1665 by Churamoni (Siromoni/Siramani Devi), wife of [[Bir Singha Dev|Bir Singha]] King of [[Mallabhum]]. The Temple is built in the &#039;&#039;Ek-ratna&#039;&#039; style temple architecture.{{sfn|Biswas|1992|pp=17}}&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |title=ASI, Kolkata Circle |url=https://www.asikolkata.in/bankura.aspx#Murali_Mohan |website=www.asikolkata.in}}&lt;/ref&gt; <br /> <br /> The Murali Mohana temple, which faces south and differs from other temples in the eka-ratna group. Instead of the typical three arched openings, it features a covered ambulatory supported by a series of pillars. The inner sanctum is crowned with a tower. The temple has a base area of approximately 10.1 square meters and stands at a height of 12.2 meters. An emblem, or dhvaja, is positioned above the chuda, marking the deity enshrined within the temple.{{sfn|Biswas|1992|pp=16,17}}<br /> <br /> Currently, it is preserved as one of the archaeological monuments by the [[Archaeological Survey of India]].&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |title=ASI, Kolkata Circle |url=https://www.asikolkata.in/bankura.aspx#Murali_Mohan |website=www.asikolkata.in}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Gallery==<br /> &lt;gallery&gt;<br /> File:Murli Mohana temple of Bishnupur. 08.jpg<br /> File:Murli Mohana temple of Bishnupur. 07.jpg<br /> File:Murli Mohana temple of Bishnupur. 05.jpg<br /> File:Murli Mohana temple of Bishnupur. 01.jpg<br /> File:Murli Mohana temple of Bishnupur. 19.jpg<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{Reflist}}<br /> <br /> ==Sources==<br /> *{{cite book |last1=Biswas |first1=S. S. |title=Bishnupur |date=1992 |publisher=Director General, Archaeological Survey of India |edition=University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MypxFqTmRsgC |language=en}}<br /> *{{Citation|last1=Dasgupta|first2=Samira|last2=Biswas|first3=Rabiranjan|last3=Mallik|first1=Gautam Kumar|title=Heritage Tourism: An Anthropological Journey to Bishnupur|publisher=A Mittal Publication|isbn=978-8183242943|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_0_o9Qj1LOEC&amp;pg=PA18|date=2009|page=37}}<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> * {{Commons category-inline|}}<br /> <br /> {{Mallabhum}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Mallabhum temples]]<br /> [[Category:Bishnupur, Bankura]]<br /> [[Category:Hindu temples in Bankura district]]<br /> [[Category:Tourist attractions in Bankura district]]<br /> [[Category:Temples in Bishnupur, Bankura]]</div> Prakashmishra1991