Siva
Temple at Kalir Atpara
The
temple is situated at ‘Kalir Atpara’ under ‘Vajrayoguni’ Union
Parisad of Munshigonj district by the road side leading to
Tangibari at a distance of 7.2 km from Munshigonj town. Adjacent
to this temple there are two more temples which appear to
have been erected recently.
It
is a ‘Pancha ratna’ temple resting on a square
sanctum. Its south-east corner ‘ratna’ along
with large portion of the body is missing. The four turrets
are set on the roof top corners while the large fifth central ‘sikhara’ rises
above them the wall of the temple is 63 cm thick. The temple
has sharply curved cornices and an arched entrance on the
south but its lower portion is in a dilapidated condition.
The roof inside is covered with a some upon which the central ‘ratna’ stands.
The ‘char Chala’ central ‘ratna’ rests
upon its rectangular base which has an arched entrance and
panel decoration. The south and other sides are relieved
with imitation doorway design and paneled bands. The central
tapering tower rises above and terminates in an iron shike.
The four miniature corner turrets are similar to the central
one and have four openings each.
This
variety is the most popular type of temples that flourished
in Bengal in the 19th century A.D.