Pancharatna Gobinda

Pancharatna Gobinda

the raspberry-like Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Krishna
Pancharatna Gobinda - the raspberry-like Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Krishna

Location: 

Puthia Rajbari Complex, Puthia - Bagha Rd, Puthia, Bangladesh

Duration: 

Wednesday, August 16, 2017

Personal highlights

  1. Pancharatna Gobinda: temple in honor of Lord Krishna
  2. Puthia Temple Complex: a series of Hindu temples in Puthia
  3. Architecture: raspberry-shape and full of terracotta decoration  
  4. Maps.me: spontaneous super-discovery on my offline maps!
  5. Driver: not even he knew of this place, what a great finding

Image sources

  1. Raspberry-like temple
  2. Me enjoying the scenery
  3. Govinda altar in the temple
  4. Old woman working in the temple
  5. Terracotta patterns on the outer wall

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