Chhota Shiva Mandir

Chota Shiva Temple

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

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

1. 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
2. "Puthia Rajbari". Chhota Shiva Mandir. Rajshahi University Web Page. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
3. Mikey Leung; Belinda Meggitt (2009). Bangladesh. Bradt Travel Guides. p. 301. ISBN 978-1-84162-293-4.