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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 108 Shiva Temple complex canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Hindu temple complex ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Bardhaman Raj
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shaivism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtBy |
Bardhaman royal family
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maharani Bishnu Kumari Devi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Hindu temples in Purba Bardhaman district
ⓘ
Shiva temples in West Bengal ⓘ |
| city | Bardhaman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| completionYear | 1799 ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 1799 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1788 ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Shiva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| district | Purba Bardhaman district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| festivalObserved |
Charak festival
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mahashivaratri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Maharani Bishnu Kumari Devi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | bank of the river Banka ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | local temple committee ⓘ |
| material |
brick
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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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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.