Kalna, the temple town is located in Bardhaman, north of Kolkata, West Bengal. The Lalji Temple in Kalna is built in 1739 by Braja Kishori Devi, the wife of Maharaja Jagar Ram with a peculiar feature of 25 peaks in the roof. The skilled artisans adorned this clay and terracotta temple with designs like holy figures, animals, symmetrical patterns and the stories from Hindu mythology.
Sent by Veeraraghavan from Pattukottai in Tamil Nadu, India.
Lalji Temple, Located in Bishnupur in Indian state of West Bengal.
According to the inscriptional plaque found in the temple, the temple was founded in 1658 by Bir Singha Dev King of Mallabhum. The Temple is built in the Ek-ratna style temple architecture.
Among the stone-built eka-ratna temples, this example is enclosed by a covered ambulatory, with three arched entrances that retain traces of ornamental detailing on their upper portions. Dedicated to Sri Radhika and Sri Krishna, it is raised on a large plinth and follows a square plan, each side measuring approximately 12.3 metres, with an overall height of 12.3 metres. The roof slopes gently on all four sides and supports a single tower above. Although the front wall was originally decorated with ornamental motifs, only fragments of these designs remain today.
Currently, it is preserved as one of the archaeological monuments by the Archaeological Survey of India. Since 1998, the Lalji Temple is on the UNESCO World Heritage Site's Tentative list (read more).
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