| Identification / पहचान | |
| Reference Number / संदर्भ संख्या | WB14005147 |
| Built Heritage/Site निर्मित धरोहर / स्थल |
Built Heritage |
| Name of the Monument / Built Heritage / Site स्मारक / निर्मित धरोहर / स्थल का नाम |
Maheshpur |
| State / राज्य | West Bengal |
| District / जिला | Puruliya |
| Manual District | |
| Sub District / उप-जिला | Raghunathpur (M) |
| Manual Sub District | |
| Village / गाँव | Others |
| Manual Village | Maheshpur |
| Cultural Affiliation / सांस्कृतिक सम्बंधन | Historic - ऐतिहासिक काल |
| Date/Period तारीख/युग |
Historical - ऐतिहासिक |
| Sub Period | |
| Geo-Location / भू-अवस्थिति | |
| Latitude / अक्षांश | |
| Longitude / देशान्तर | |
| Approach to the Monument / पहुंचने का मार्ग | |
| Approach /पहुंचने का मार्ग | |
| Air Port / विमानपत्तन | |
| Railway Station / रेलवे स्टेशन | |
| Bus Station / बस स्टैंड | |
| Topographical Features / स्थलाकृतिक विशेषताएं | |
| Topographical Feature / स्थलाकृतिक विशेषताएं | Valley - घाटी |
| Topographical Description / स्थलाकृतिक विवरण | |
| History / इतिहास | |
| Brief History / संक्षिप्त इतिहास | The Exploration Branch of the Department, and the then students of the School of Archaeology of the Department, undertook an intensive exploration in the Purulia District, along the river Kasai Kangsabati and its affluent Kumari and Jam, where about 40 square miles of land will be submerged under water as a sequel to the construction of a dam on the main river. |
| Local / Traditional description associated with Built Heritage / Site निर्मित धरोहर / स्थल से सम्बंधित स्थानीय/ परम्परागत विवरण |
NA |
| Architectural Style / स्थापत्य शैली | N.A - उपलब्ध नहीं |
| Building/ Structure/Site
इमारत / संरचना / स्थल |
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| Description of Building/ Structure/Site
इमारत/संरचना/स्थल का विवरण |
The remains of the historical period, in the form of the plinths of temples, habitation structures and pottery, were noticed at several paces. The temples belonged to the Circa 12th-13th centuries The remains of the historical period, in the form of the plinths of temples, habitation structures and pottery, were noticed at several paces. The temples belonged to the Circa 12th-13th centuries as Jain in affiliation. As evidence from the sculptures of tirthankaras like Parsvanatha, Rishabhanatha. Coarse red and grey pottery of mostly jar with a splayed-out, beaded and beaked rim, sometimes carinated shoulder and sagger-base, the bowl with an incurved rim and the dish with a flattened rim. |
| Structure material and other material संरचनागत सामग्री और अन्य घटक |
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| Building/Structure material and other material used प्रयोग में लाई गई इमारती / संरचनागत सामग्री और अन्य घटक |
NA |
| Usage(s) & Sub Type | |
| Usage(s) / प्रयोग | N.A - उपलब्ध नहीं |
| Sub-Usage(s)/ उप-प्रयोग | |
| Ownership / स्वामित्व | N.A - उपलब्ध नहीं |
| Protection status / संरक्षण अवस्था | N.A.- उपलब्ध नहीं |
| Plan/Elevation विन्यास/उध्र्व विन्यास | |
| Published Reference / प्रकाशित संदर्भ | |
| Author / लेखक | |
| Name / नाम | Indian Archaeology A Review |
| Year / वर्ष | |
| Published/Unpublished प्रकाशित / अप्रकाशित |
Published |
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