Bishnupur
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Bishnupur is a historic town in West Bengal, India, renowned for its terracotta temples and rich cultural heritage as a former capital of the Malla kings.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic town
ⓘ
town ⓘ |
| administrativeStatus | municipality ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Bengal hut-style temples
ⓘ
terracotta temple architecture ⓘ |
| climate | tropical wet and dry climate ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Bengal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| district | Bankura district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
handloom weaving
ⓘ
tourism ⓘ |
| festival |
Durga Puja
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rash festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerCapitalOf | Malla dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | Bishnupur Municipality NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalForm |
classical vocal music
ⓘ
terracotta art ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | protected heritage town ⓘ |
| hasMusicGharana | Bishnupur gharana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTemple |
Jor Bangla temple
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lalji temple NERFINISHED ⓘ Madan Mohan temple NERFINISHED ⓘ Radha Govinda temple NERFINISHED ⓘ Rasmancha NERFINISHED ⓘ Shyam Rai temple NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageRecognition | Archaeological Survey of India protected monuments ⓘ |
| heritageType | archaeological heritage site ⓘ |
| historicalEra | medieval Bengal ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Baluchari sarees
NERFINISHED
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Bengal temple architecture ⓘ classical music tradition ⓘ rich cultural heritage ⓘ terracotta temples ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Rarh region of West Bengal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
eastern India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorReligion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Vishnu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyCity |
Bankura
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kolkata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage | Bengali ⓘ |
| region |
Bankura subdivision
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chota Nagpur plateau fringe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Vaishnavism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ruledBy | Malla kings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | West Bengal ⓘ |
| timeZone | Indian Standard Time ⓘ |
| tourismType |
heritage tourism destination
ⓘ
religious tourism destination ⓘ |
| transport | served by Bishnupur railway station ⓘ |
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