| Temples & Legends Of Bihar |
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BENUSAGAR |
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Bhuvaneswar in Orissa, Kiching in the Mayurbhanj district, a place only five miles to the
south of Benusagar,Khekparta near Lohardaga in the district of Ranchi. Since none of the
temples have survived, it is difficult to opine about the style of temple architecture
that was prevalent at Benusagar; but, the examples of such places as Kiching and
Ranipur-Jural possibly indicate that they followed the Nagara style of temples. Hypothetically,
we may be permitted to assume that the temples at Benusagar belong to the distant epochs.
The first between 8th or 9th century A.D., when the Palas under Dharmapala and Devapala
established the Pala Empire from Kanauj up to the sea coast; and the second from 10th to
11th century A.D., when the second Pala Empire was established by Mahipala I.
According to tradition, Raja Benu, son of Raja Keshna of Keshnagarh, excavated the tank
of Benusagar. Keshnagarh with the ruins of a fort was visited by Mr. Beglar but no object
of special interest isreported to have been found by him" * |
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