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| religious_affiliation = [[Hinduism]]<br />
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| coordinates = {{coord|22.7382|N|87.5189|E|display=inline,title}}<br />
| location = [[Chandrakona]]<br/>Paschim Medinipur district<br />
| state = West Bengal <br />
| country = India<br />
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| year_completed = 1828<br />
| architecture_type = [[Bengal temple architecture#Ratna temple|Navaratna]]<br />
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'''Shantinatha Shiva Temple''' is a ''nava-ratna'' temple, built in 1828 at Mitrasenpur, [[Chandrakona]] in [[Ghatal subdivision]] of [[Paschim Medinipur district]] in [[West Bengal]], [[India]].<br />
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==Geography== <br />
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===Location===<br />
Shantinatha Shiva temple is located at {{coord|22.7382|N|87.5189|E|display=inline}}.<br />
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==The temple==<br />
[[David McCutchion|David J. McCutchion]] says that the lower structure of the pinnacled or ''ratna'' design is a rectangular box with a curved cornice. The roof follows the curvature of the cornice, and βis surmounted by one or more towers or pinnacles called ''ratna'' (jewel). The simplest form has a single central tower (''eka-ratna''), to which may be added four more at the corners (''pancha-ratna'')β. By increasing the towers or pinnacles to nine (''nava-ratna''}, thirteen, seventeen and twentyone up to a maximum of twentyfive. The ''ratna'' style came up in the 15th-16th century. The earliest ''nava-ratna'' temples in Midnapore were probably in the Sabang area in the early 18th century. McCutchion classifies the Shantinatha Shiva temple as a West Bengal ''nava-ratna'' with ridged turrets. He mentions that at Chandrakona (both at Dakhinbazar and Mitrasenpur), the four lowest turrets are octagonal with curved ridging and the upper five ''pancha-ratna'' with straight ridging. Built in 1828, it has rich terracotta and measures 19β 6β square.<ref>McCutchion, David J., ''Late Mediaeval Temples of Bengal'', first published 1972, reprinted 2017, pages 8-10, 52. The Asiatic Society, Kolkata, {{ISBN| 978-93-81574-65-2}}</ref><br />
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The Shantinatha Shiva temple, with nine pinnacles, has exquisite terracotta which showcases the Ramayana battles, several scenes from Krishna lila, Bhisma on a bed of arrows, Dasavtar of Vishnu, several musicians etc. Local authorities have renovated the temple using many colours. However, the details of the terracotta relief are still there.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.livehistoryindia.com/cover-story/2020/05/04/the-crumbling-temples-of-chandrakona | title = The Crumbling Temples of Chandrakona| first= Amitabha | last= Gupta| publisher = Live History India, 4 May 2020 |accessdate = 20 August 2020}}</ref><br />
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The Shantinatha Shiva temple is a [[List of State Protected Monuments in West Bengal|state protected monument]].<ref name="ASI MNI">[http://asi.nic.in/asi_protected_monu_list.asp List of State Protected Monuments as reported by the Archaeological Survey of India] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130523134605/http://asi.nic.in/asi_protected_monu_list.asp |date=2013-05-23 }}.</ref><br />
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See also - Other temples at Chandrakona: [[Chandrakona Jorbangla Temple]], [[Malleswara Shiva Temple]], [[Parvatinatha Temple]]<br />
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==Shantinatha Shiva temple picture gallery==<br />
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<small>The pictures are a part of Wiki Explores Purba Medinipur programme, an initiative by West Bengal Wikimedians User Group</small><br />
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==References==<br />
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