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Bishnupur, the terracotta temple destination, West Bengal India

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Intricate work on the walls of terracotta temple Bishnupur I have been meaning to post some more pictures from our Bishnupur trip. The beauty of the temples cannot be covered in one post only. Especially the exquisite intricate work all over the walls of the temples. Jor Bangla temple Bishnupur Jor Bangla temple wall Jor Bangla  temple has depictions of Krishnalila, hunting and a other social scenes.The work is out of the world! The terracotta temples of Bishnupur are truly are worth at least one visit. Dalmadal Canon Bishnupur Playing cards Bishnupur The Dalmadal canon is perhaps the largest canon manfactured at the time of the Malla kings. The image  next to the canon is of e special playing cards that are hand painted in Bishnupur. There is only one family in Bishnupur who make these playing cards. These are really unique. They cards depict  the ten avatars of lord Vishnu and are round in shape. Rasmancha Bishnup...