108 Shiva Temple complex

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The 108 Shiva Temple complex is a historic Hindu temple cluster in Bardhaman, West Bengal, renowned for its ring of 108 small shrines dedicated to Lord Shiva.

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Label Occurrences
108 Shiva Temple complex canonical 1
108 Shiva temples of Kalna 1

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Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu temple complex ⓘ
associatedWith Bardhaman Raj ⓘ
Shaivism ⓘ
builtBy Bardhaman royal family ⓘ
linked to: Bardhaman Raj

Maharani Bishnu Kumari Devi ⓘ
category Hindu temples in Purba Bardhaman district ⓘ
Shiva temples in West Bengal ⓘ
city Bardhaman ⓘ
linked to: Burdwan
completionYear 1799 ⓘ
constructionEnd 1799 ⓘ
constructionStart 1788 ⓘ
country India ⓘ
dedicatedTo Shiva ⓘ
district Purba Bardhaman district ⓘ
linked to: Bardhaman district
festivalObserved Charak festival ⓘ
Mahashivaratri ⓘ
linked to: Maha Shivaratri
foundedBy Maharani Bishnu Kumari Devi ⓘ
hasArchitecturalStyle Bengal temple architecture ⓘ
aatchala style ⓘ
pancharatna style ⓘ
hasCentralFeature open courtyard ⓘ
hasDeity Shiva lingam in each shrine ⓘ
hasFeature arched entrances to shrines ⓘ
circumambulatory path around shrines ⓘ
terracotta ornamentation on some shrines ⓘ
hasPlan radial arrangement of shrines ⓘ
heritageStatus notified heritage structure by local authorities ⓘ
layoutFeature ring of 108 small Shiva temples ⓘ
locatedIn Bardhaman, West Bengal, India ⓘ
linked to: Bardhaman district
locatedOn bank of the river Banka ⓘ
maintainedBy local temple committee ⓘ
material brick ⓘ
lime mortar ⓘ
nameOrigin named for its 108 Shiva shrines ⓘ
numberOfShrines 108 ⓘ
openToPublic yes ⓘ
orientation shrines face inward toward central courtyard ⓘ
purpose place of worship ⓘ
site for Shiva devotion ⓘ
religion Hinduism ⓘ
shape two concentric circles of shrines ⓘ
significance important Shaivite pilgrimage centre in Bardhaman ⓘ
state West Bengal ⓘ
tourismType religious tourism site ⓘ

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Burdwan → hasLandmark → 108 Shiva Temple complex ⓘ
Bardhaman district → hasCulturalSite → 108 Shiva temples of Kalna ⓘ
linked to: 108 Shiva Temple complex