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Jorebangla Temple

Built by Malla King Raghunath Singh in 1655 AD, The temple made of laterite bricks has an appearance of two thatched huts joined together and surmounted by a single tower.Another ancient temple in Bishnupur, Manipur is Jorebangla Temple. It was Malla King, Raghunath Singha Dev who built this beautiful Hindu temple in the year 1655. The temple is also known as Yorubangala and boasts a magnificent architectural design. However, the structure of the temple is seated on a high platform using Laterite bricks. Although the temple is not much into the spotlight in the outer world, but, it is very much popular in the region. Throughout the year, this popular tourist attraction in Bishnupur is explored by numerous travellers who know about this place.The architecture of Jorebangla Temple includes two skeuomorphic construction that depicts the conventional thatched huts of the region; both the huts are connected together and are surmounted by a single tower. In the local language, such huts are known as the porch. With the help of Laterite bricks, the entire temple is erected on a high-elevated platform which is 1 metre in height.