Bishnupur

Bishnupur is a town in the Bankura district of , India. Although famous for terracotta temples, Bishnupur also houses several laterite stone temples.
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  • Type: Town with 64,000 residents
  • Description: town in Bankura district
  • Also known as: “Vishnupur”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Radhashyam Temple and Rasmancha.

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Radha Shyam Temple, also known as Rādhāśyāma Mandir, is a Krishna temple in Bishnupur town of Medinipur division in the Indian state of . In this temple, the Hindu god Krishna is worshiped in the form of Shyam; along with Shyam, the murti of Radha is also worshipped.

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The is a historical temple located at Bishnupur, , , .

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Lalji Temple, Located in Bishnupur in state of .

Bishnupur

Latitude
23.0757° or 23° 4′ 33″ north
Longitude
87.3146° or 87° 18′ 53″ east
Population
64,000
Elevation
73 metres (240 feet)
Open location code
7MM938G7+7V
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1324232173
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
1275462
Wiki­data ID
Q533087
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In Other Languages

From Bengali to Thai—“Bishnupur” goes by many names.
  • Bengali: “বিষ্ণুপুর”
  • Bishnupriya: “বিষ্ণুপুর (বাঁকুড়া)”
  • Bishnupriya: “বিষ্ণুপুর”
  • Catalan: “Bishnupur”
  • Cebuano: “Bishnupur”
  • Dutch: “Bishnupur, Bankura”
  • German: “Bishnupur”
  • Hindi: “विष्णुपुर (पश्चिम बंगाल)”
  • Hindi: “विष्णुपुर, बाँकुड़ा”
  • Hindi: “विष्णुपुर”
  • Italian: “Bishnupur”
  • Malay: “Bishnupur, Bankura”
  • Russian: “Бишнупур”
  • Russian: “Вишнупур”
  • Santali: “ᱵᱤᱥᱱᱩᱯᱩᱨ, ᱵᱟᱸᱠᱩᱲᱟ”
  • Santali: “ᱵᱤᱥᱱᱩᱯᱩᱨ”
  • Spanish: “Bishnupur”
  • Swedish: “Bishnupur”
  • Tamil: “விஷ்ணுபூர்”
  • Thai: “พิษณุปุระ (บันกุฑา)”
  • Thai: “พิษณุปุระ”

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