The temple of Kantajiu

The temple of kantajiu

Kantajiu temple or kantajira temple or temple kantanagara the city of Dinajpur 20 kilometers north and Kaharole Upazila headquarters to seven kilometers south-east sundarapura Union, Dinajpur-tentulia dhempa west highway located on the bank of an ancient temple . It nabaratna temple, the temple is also known as the tinatalabisista (three-storeyed) had nine top or gems. Kantajiu temple built in the 18th century a great religious structure. The temple, which is known as the temple of the Hindu religion Krishna Kant or demotic as the prevailing form of Radha and Krishna cult. Ideas are born here in Maharaja Sumit took hold.

Based on the altar inscription on the north side of the house, the landlord of the district Maharaja Pran Nath Roy began construction of the temple at the end. 1722 AD After his death, according to his last wish, his Adopt Maharaja Ramnath Rai 175 AD, the temple construction work was finished. Cumrara height of the temple was 70 feet. The temple after the earthquake hit in 1897 AD, when to break cumragulo. Although the temple comprehensive reform of the Maharaja Girijanath but the tops of the temple was not renovated.

 

Outer wall

 Outer walls of the temple written Ramayana, Mahabharata and various legends in terracotta. There are terracotta tiles as a full house of 15,000. The temple has gone up three steps to the top.

 

Balcony

Pillar

Terracotta

Wall

 All the images can be seen all around the inside of the arch. Although the rectangular courtyard of the temple, standing about 50 feet above the base of the stone temple square. Many top notches all the ground floor entrance is arched. Two brick pillars were separated by pillars, the two pillars are very beautiful and rich ornamentation. On the west side of the house is up the stairs from the second balcony. On the ground floor and the second floor of the house at 7 at the door of the vault, but only 3 is on the third floor.