Bishnupur & Rasmancha
I was always fascinated by the temple architecture of Bengal and obviously Bishnupur was the main attraction. It is said that King Bir Hambir started building these monuments in the early period of the 17th century. He was a ruthless king who turned into a benevolent worshipper of Lord Vishnu after taking Vaishnava Diksha from Shri Chaitanya. He built the Ras Mancha in 1600 CE and later during the reign of king Raghunatha Bishnupur came of age as the centre […]
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