Ekteswar

Ekteshwar Temple, Bankura

Ekteswar (Bengali: একতেশ্বর), was earlier a village and now a part of the outskirts of Bankura town in Bankura district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is situated on the bank of Dwarakeswar River.

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. ^[1]

The Ekteswar temple is a unique one enshrining Ekapaada Murthy - a manifestation of Shiva. ^[2]

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.^[3]

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 Bishnupur and Samantabhum kingdoms and as such stands as arbitrator of their fate.^[4]

References

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↑ O’Malley, L.S.S., ICS, Bankura, Bengal District Gazetteers, pp. 195–199, 1995 reprint, first published 1908, Government of West Bengal
↑ "Abodes of Shiva". Temple Net. Retrieved 2009-08-15.
↑ Ghosh, Binoy, Paschim Banger Sanskriti, (in Bengali), part I, 1976 edition, p. 368, Prakash Bhaban
↑ Ghosh, Binoy, p. 367

Cities, towns and locations in Bankura District

Cities, municipal
and census towns

Bankura Sadar subdivision	Bankura Barjora Beliatore

Bishnupur subdivision	Bishnupur Kotulpur Sonamukhi

Khatra subdivision	Khatra Raipur Simlapal

Locations
other than cities and towns

Bankura Sadar subdivision	Amarkanan Anandapur Bahulara Biharinath Bikna Chhatna Durlabhpur Ekteswar Gangajalghati Onda Mejia Pakhanna Puabagan Saltora Sonatapal Susunia

Bishnupur subdivision	Dharapat Dihar Indas Jaypur Jayrambati Patrasayer

Khatra subdivision	Barikul Harmasra Hirbandh Indpur Jhilimili Mukutmanipur Panchmura Phulkusma Ranibandh Sarenga Taldangra

Related topics

Bankura topics
People from Bankura district
Villages in Bankura district

Hindu Temples in West Bengal

Bankura	Temples in Bishnupur Bahulara Siddheshwara

Bardhaman	Kalyaneshwari Temple Khaepa Kali Tala Pratapeswar Temple Naba Kailash (108 Shib Mandir) Krishna Chandra Mandir Siddheswari Kali Mandir Gopalbari Mandir Lalji Mandir

Birbhum	Nandikeshwari Temple Tarapith

Hooghly	Ananta Basudeba Temple Hangseshwari Temple Taraknath Temple Rampara Kalibari Jagatnagar kalibari

Howrah	Belur Math Madangopal Jiu Temple

Jalpaiguri

Kolkata	Birla Mandir Kalighat Thanthania Kalibari Firinghi Kalibari Lal Mandir Dwadosh Shib Mandir

Nadia	Mayapur ISKCON Temple Sonar Gouranga Mandir, Nabadwip Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math, Nabadwip Dwadash Shib Mandir, Nabadwip Siddheshwari Kalibari, Krishnanagar Shyama Chand Mandir, Shantipur Nandakishore Mandir, Halisahar Rathtala Mandir, Kanchrapara

North 24 Parganas	Dakshineswar Kali Temple Kripamayee Kali Temple Adyapith Mandir Teghoria Loknath Mandir

Medinipur	Mohanpur Jagannath temple

Centres	Antpur Bakreshwar Barakar Bansberia Bishnupur Harmasra Dharapat Ekteswar Gangasagar Jaydev Kenduli Kalna Kamarpukur Kankalitala Labhpur Mainaguri Makardaha Mayapur Nabadwip Rajbalhat Sonatapal Tarapith Tarakeswar

Coordinates: 23°12′39″N 87°05′31″E / 23.2107800°N 87.0920800°E / 23.2107800; 87.0920800

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