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Kantanagar Temple, commonly known as Kantaji Temple or Kantajew Temple ( bn, কান্তজীর মন্দির) at Kantanagar, is a late-medieval Hindu temple in Dinajpur, Bangladesh. The Kantajew Temple is a religious edifice belonging to the 18th century. The temple belongs to the Hindu Kanta or Krishna and this is most popular with the Radha-Krishna cult (assemble of memorable love) in Bengal. This temple is dedicated to Krishna and his wife Rukmini. Built by Maharaja Pran Nath, its construction started in 1704 CE and ended in the reign of his son Raja Ramnath in 1722 CE. It is an example of terracotta architecture in Bangladesh and once had nine spires, but all were destroyed in an earthquake that took place in 1897.Journey plus - Dinajpur
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File:Kantajew Temple Comparison.JPG, Comparison
File:2.কান্তনগর মন্দির.jpg
File:1. কান্তনগর মন্দির.jpg, Top view of the temple
File:Kantajew Temple-front.jpg, Temple front
File:RadhaKrishn Statue in Kantajew Temple.jpg, Radha-Krishna statue in Kantajew Temple
File:Kantaji Temple Dinajpur Bangladesh (10).JPG
File:Kantaji Temple Dinajpur Bangladesh (27).JPG, Terracotta
File:Kantaji Temple Dinajpur Bangladesh (21).JPG, Terracotta designs on columns near the entrance
File:Kantaji Temple Dinajpur Bangladesh (19).JPG, Terracotta designs outside the temple
File:Kantajew Temple-Terracotta (পোড়ামাটির ফলক).jpg, Terracotta
File:Kan-temple-description.jpg, Description of the temple
Dinajpur.net
{{Hindu temples in Bangladesh Krishna temples Hindu temples in Dinajpur district 18th-century Hindu temples Religious buildings and structures completed in 1752 Archaeological sites in Dinajpur district
Kantanagar Temple, commonly known as Kantaji Temple or Kantajew Temple ( bn, কান্তজীর মন্দির) at Kantanagar, is a late-medieval Hindu temple in Dinajpur, Bangladesh. The Kantajew Temple is a religious edifice belonging to the 18th century. The temple belongs to the Hindu Kanta or Krishna and this is most popular with the Radha-Krishna cult (assemble of memorable love) in Bengal. This temple is dedicated to Krishna and his wife Rukmini. Built by Maharaja Pran Nath, its construction started in 1704 CE and ended in the reign of his son Raja Ramnath in 1722 CE. It is an example of terracotta architecture in Bangladesh and once had nine spires, but all were destroyed in an earthquake that took place in 1897..
Architecture
The temple was built in a navaratna (nine-spired) style before the destruction caused by the earthquake of 1897. The characteristic features of the erections are the four centered and wide multi-cusped arches, the plastered surface of the walls having immense rectangular and square panelings, prominence of the central archway and the central mihirab by making the slightly larger and setting in a projected fronton in the outside directions, the use of ornamental turrets on the either side of the fronton, the semi-octagonal mirirab apertures, the archway opening under half-domes, the Persian muquarnas work in stucco inside the half-domes over the entrance arches and mihirab niches, the bulbous outline of the domes with constructed necks, domes on octagonal drums with lotus and kalasa finials as the crowning elements, the round pendentives to make up the phase of transition for the domes and the multi-faced corner towers rising high above the horizontal merloned parapets.Gallery
See also
* Architecture of Bangladesh * List of archaeological sites in Bangladesh *Nayabad Mosque
Nayabad Mosque or Noyabaad Mosque, is located in Nayabad village in Kaharole Upazila of Dinajpur District, Bangladesh, beside the Dhepa River. It was built in 1793 CE during the rule of Mughal ruler Shah Alam II. As indicated by local belief i ...
, reputedly built by the architects of Kantajew temple, for their own use
References
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Dinajpur.net
{{Hindu temples in Bangladesh Krishna temples Hindu temples in Dinajpur district 18th-century Hindu temples Religious buildings and structures completed in 1752 Archaeological sites in Dinajpur district