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The Temple That Defied Mughal Destruction: Bengal's Bishnupur Terracotta
In the heart of Bengal's Rarh region, the town of Bishnupur holds an extraordinary collection of terracotta temples built by the Malla kings, a Hindu dynasty that survived for nearly a millennium under Muslim rule. This episode explores how the Mallas—from the 7th-century founding by Adi Malla to the 18th-century cultural zenith under Raghunath Singh II and Gopal Singh—created a unique architectural legacy. We discuss the iconic Rasmancha, the Jor-Bangla temple with its curved chala roofs, the intricate terracotta panels depicting scenes from the Ramayana and Mahabharata alongside…
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