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Kantajew Temple

A richly decorated terracotta temple whose nine spires were lost in an earthquake.

Kantanagar, Dinajpur · Rangpur Division

LAST DOCUMENTED CONDITION

Survives with damage

As documented: 2026-09-28
LOCATION PRECISION

Approximate locality

25.7906°, 88.6667° · not a surveyed footprint

How to read this history

AI-assisted source review: 2026-09-28. Independent specialist review: not completed.

The recorded chronology

Selected episodes. Rebuilding and later changes are distinguished from damage.

  1. Partial destruction · natural causeOpen this episode on the map ↗

    1897 AD

    The earthquake destroyed the nine spires while much of the decorated lower structure survived.

    eventSupported in consulted sources

    The earthquake destroyed the nine spires while much of the decorated lower structure survived.

    dateSupported in consulted sources

    1897

    actorUnknown

    No human actor: natural damage.

    Cause and responsibility must not be inferred from a ruin alone.

    Location & last documented condition

    locationSupported in consulted sources

    Approximate locality; not a surveyed historic footprint.

    present conditionAttributed · further checking needed

    The structure survives with documented losses.

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