Puthia
Puthia is a village in the Rajshahi Division of Bangladesh. It is known for its elaborate Hindu temple complex housing several temples complete with towering spires and intricate terracotta ornamentations.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: temple complex
- Description: cluster of notable old Hindu temples in Bangladesh
- Also known as: “Puthia Temple Complex”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Puthia Rajbari and Pancha Ratna Govinda Temple.
Puthia Rajbari
Castle
Photo: Khalidrahman, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 architecture.
Pancha Ratna Govinda Temple
Hindu temple
The Pancha Ratna Govinda Temple in Puthia village, Rajshahi district in Bangladesh. The temple is a striking monument, which was built in the 19th century.
Dol-Mandir
Hindu temple
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Dol-Mandir, also known as Dol-Mandav is a Hindu temple of the Puthia Temple Complex in Puthia Upazila, Rajshahi Division, Bangladesh. It is located within the Puthia market area.
Puthia
- Location: Rajshahi Division, Bangladesh, South Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
24.3681° or 24° 22′ 5″ northLongitude
88.8667° or 88° 52′ 0″ eastOpen location code
7MPC9V98+6MWikidata ID
Q1187601
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In Other Languages
From Bengali to Telugu—“Puthia” goes by many names.
- Bengali: “পুঠিয়া মন্দির চত্বর”
- Bengali: “পুঠিয়া”
- German: “Puthia”
- German: “Tempelbezirk von Puthia”
- Hindi: “पुठिया मंदिर परिसर”
- Telugu: “పుఠియా ఆలయం”
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Puthia”. Photo: Khalidrahman, CC BY-SA 4.0.