Ekteswar

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Ekteswar is located at {{coord|23.2107800|N|87.0920800|E|source:yahoomaps_region:IN-WB |display=inline}}.

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The place derives its name from a temple dedicated to Shiva, called Ekteswar. It was built by the Rajas of Bishnupur. The temple was built of laterite, but had subsequent additions of sandstone and brick. Charak Puja is celebrated in the Bengali month of Choitro with great enthusiasm.O’Malley, L.S.S., ICS, Bankura, Bengal District Gazetteers, pp. 195–199, 1995 reprint, first published 1908, Government of West Bengal

The Ekteswar Temple is a unique one enshrining Ekapaada Murthy - a manifestation of Shiva.{{cite web | url =http://www.templenet.com/abode.html|title = Abodes of Shiva | access-date = 2009-08-15 | publisher = Temple Net}}

Ekteswar temple has its speciality. It is a solid structure, not generally seen in Bengal. The temple was not built in the Bengal style. The top has probably faced damage and so it seems incomplete.Ghosh, Binoy, Paschim Banger Sanskriti, (in Bengali), part I, 1976 edition, p. 368, Prakash Bhaban

The deity at Ekteswar is believed by many to be Ekpadeswar, but the present deity is not so. Whether it was so in the past cannot be said with certainty. According to mythology, Shiva himself meditated in a boundary dispute between Mallabhum and Samantabhum kingdoms and as such stands as arbitrator of their fate.Ghosh, Binoy, p. 367

File:Deul-Temple-at-Ekteswar 03.jpg|Shiva temple

File:Deul-Temple-at-Ekteswar 04.jpg|Shiva temple

File:Ekteshwar Shiva Temple - DSC 4113.jpg|Shiva temple

File:Idol of Brahma at Ekteshwar Temple, Bankura.jpg|Brahma

File:Footprint at Ekteshwar Temple, Bankura.jpg|Footptint

File:Idol of a femal dancer at Ekteshwar Temple.jpg|Dancer

File:Dwadashbhuj Vishnu Statue - Ekteshwar Shiva Temple - DSC 4093.jpg|Dwadasbhuj Vishnu

See also - Bengal temple architecture

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