Shiva temple of stone
| Shiva temple of stone | |
|---|---|
পাথরের শিব মন্দির | |
 Shiva temple of stone | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Hindu |
| District | Mymensingh district |
| Festival | Durga Puja, Shiva Puja |
| Ownership | Department of Archaeology |
| Location | |
| Location | Muktagachha, Mymensingh district, Bangladesh |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Geographic coordinates | 24°46′6.13″N 90°26′56.78″E / 24.7683694°N 90.4491056°E |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Moyej Uddin |
| Funded by | Jagat Kishore Acharya Chowdhury |
| Date established | 1270 |
Shiva Temple of Stone (Bengali: পাথরের শিব মন্দির) is an ancient temple and archeological site located in Mymensingh district of Bangladesh. Raja Jagat Kishore Acharya, the then zamindar of Atani in Muktagachha built the temple with the help of architect Moyez Uddin. It is the temple set up by the zamindars in front of the Armed Police Battalion Camp in Muktagachha.[1]
History
[edit]In 1826, with the grace of Nawab Murshid Quli Khan, Muktagacha became habitable and started zamindari.[2] Later, 16 landlord lived here. For this, the place is known as '16 Hissar Zamindar' meaning in English 'region of 16 landlord'.[3] One of those 16 zamindars was Raja Jagat Kishore Acharya, the zamindar of Atani. He built a stone Shiva temple in 183 with the famous architect Moyez Uddin of Patna, India. Jagat Kishore gave a lot of gifts to Acharya Moyez Uddin for the construction of this temple.[4]
Descriptions
[edit]The temple is built of stone. There are various designs on the walls, herbaceous work on the dome and beautiful arch work.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "মুক্তাগাছা উপজেলা". muktagacha.mymensingh.gov.bd (in Bengali). Retrieved 2020-08-07.
- ^ উপজেলার ঐতিহ্য মুক্তাগাছা উপজেলা. Muktagacha Upazila. Archived from the original on 26 September 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
- ^ Ratan, Mahbubul Alam (23 January 2014). এখনও আকর্ষিত করে পর্যটকদের মন. Risingbd.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 10 October 2016.
- ^ a b মুক্তাগাছায় পাথরে তৈরি শিব মন্দির আজও টিকে আছে. The Daily Ittefaq (in Bengali). 3 March 2014. Retrieved 10 October 2017.