File:Krishna Chandraji Temple, one of the several temples inside Rajbari Complex of Ambika Kalna in Burdwan district.jpg

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English: The Krishna Chandraji Temple is one of the temples inside the Rajbari Complex in the town of Kalna alias Ambika Kalna. The town is in Burdwan district of West Bengal. Built in 1751, Krishna Chandraji Temple is a unique temple as it has 25 pinnacles. Only three other terracotta temples of Bengal has 25 Pinnacles. It has a small Ekchala styled small Mandap (popularly known as Jagamohan) with a triple entrance in its frontal side. Here the pinnacles are distributed in 12+8+4+1 style. Built by Raja Trilokchand in the name of his mother Lakshmikumari Devi, the temple has exquisite terracotta works on its wall and even on the Natmandir. In the terracotta plaques, Krishna & Balaram leaving for Dwaraka, Foreign Pirate Ships, scenes from social life, Horseback Soldiers, Zamindar on an elephant, Queen on a palanquin and Vaishnavas dancing with musical instruments are worth noticing. The main deity of this temple is Krishnachandra and Radha.
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N-WB-54-e.
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Author Amitabha Gupta
Camera location23° 13′ 16.06″ N, 88° 21′ 56.34″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

I took this photograph of Krishnachandra temple through the arches of the nearby Rasmancha to give a different perspective to the temple.

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