3 Notable Architectures to Explore in Purba Medinipur

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Purba Medinipur

Purba Medinipur is one of the 18 administrative districts of West Bengal with its headquarters located at Tamluk. The district was carved out of the erstwhile Medinipur district on January 1, 2002.

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Notable Architectures to Explore in Purba Medinipur

Bargabhima Temple

This is an ancient Hindu temple in Purba Medinipur built in 1150 years ago. This temple is considered as 51 shakti path of mother Durga where left lower leg of Sati fell. The temple has been announced by Heritage Site by West Bengal Govt.

Mahishadal RajBari

A palace built by Janardan Upadhyay who often came to the region for business. The area comprises two palaces, an old one and a new one. The new one is inhabited by the successors of the royal family. The ground floor rooms have a good collection of stuffed bodies of animals, paintings, furniture etc. The famous Krishna Temple, Gopaljee Temple, is situated in the courtyard of this palace.

Tamluk Rajbari

These ancient ruins of the Tamluk Palace are a brilliant spectacle of architectural brilliance. The temple is believed to be 2500 years old and was inhabited by a West Bengal King. Now it is a protected monument and a lot of people come to this place to visit these architectural ruins.

Map of Notable Architectures to explore in Purba Medinipur