Chota Anhik Mandir () is a Hindu temple of the

Puthia Temple Complex The Puthia Temple Complex consists of a cluster of notable old Hindu temples in Puthia Upazila, Rajshahi District, Bangladesh. Located 23 km to the east of Rajshahi city, it has the largest number of historic temples in Bangladesh.McAdam, M ...

Puthia Upazila Puthia Upazila () is an Upazila of Rajshahi District in the Division of Rajshahi Division, Rajshahi, Bangladesh. Geography Puthia is located at . It has 52,922 households and total area 192.63 km2. This is a historical & traditional place in ...

Rajshahi Division Rajshahi Division () is one of the eight first-level administrative divisions of Bangladesh. It has an area of and a population at the 2022 Census of 20,353,119. Rajshahi Division consists of 8 districts, 70 upazilas (the next lower administrat ...

, Bangladesh.

Location

Puthia town where the temple is located is accessible by road, 32 km away from

Rajshahi Rajshahi (, ) is a metropolis, metropolitan city and a major Urban area, urban, administrative, commercial and educational centre of Bangladesh. It is also the administrative seat of the eponymous Rajshahi Division, division and Rajshahi Distr ...

town which is also a railhead. Rajshahi is located on the Dhaka Rajashahi Highway. It is located behind the

Puthia Rajbari Puthia Rajbari is a palace in Puthia Upazila, Rajshahi District in Bangladesh. It was built in 1895, by Maharani Hemanta Kumari Devi in the memory of her mother-in-law Maharani Saratsundari Devi, it is an example of Indo-Saracenic Revival arc ...

Architecture

It is a small temple following the '' do chala'' style of

Bengal temple architecture Bengal temple architecture also known as Malla dynasty architecture is about temple styles developed and used in Bengal, particularly the ''chala'', ''ratna'' and ''dalan'' temples. Background According to David J. McCutchion, historically the ...

. The front facade has a triple arch entrance complete with intricate terracotta ornamentation.

Gallery

Terracotta on Chota Anhik Mandir.jpg, Terracotta on the wall Terracotta on Chota Anhik Mandir 02.jpg, Terracotta on the wall Chota annik mondir.jpg, Choto Annik Mandir

References

Puthia Temple Complex Archaeological sites in Rajshahi District {{Hindu-temple-stub