Bishnupur | Bankura | West Bengal |
Bishnupur is a town of terracotta temples, legend weavers
and Bishnupur Gharana of Hindustani Classical Music. Just 132 km from Kolkata,
Bishnupur was the capital of the Malla Kings of Mallabhum for almost a thousand
years. The patronage of the Malla Kings made Bishnupur one of the principle
centers of culture in Bengal. Bishnupur developed a unique form of architecture
and has perhaps the most brilliant and detailed terracotta work in Eastern
India that has endured the ravages of time. The Malla rulers
were Vaishnavites and built the famous terracotta temples. The
terracotta temples here are the best specimen of the classical style of
Bishnupuriya architecture. Baluchari Saree, another indigenous product of
Bishupur, is an exquisite creation of Bishnupuriya weavers.
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