Bateshwar Temple Explained

Bateshwar Tample
Deity:	Shiva
Country:	India
State:	West Bengal
District:	Jalpaiguri
Locale:	Mainaguri
Creator:	constructed by (Gupta Rulers),Reconstructed by (Varman Rulers), Reconstructed by (Koch Rulers)
Established:	Unknown
Festival:	Maha Shivaratri

Bateshwar Temple or Bateswar Temple^[1] (bn|বটেশ্বর মন্দির) is a Hindu temple in Mainaguri in the Jalpaiguri Sadar subdivision of the Jalpaiguri district in the state of West Bengal, India. It is distroyed by some British soldiers who belonged to the Jalpesh cantonment, thought that the Bhutanese army hide huge amounts of gold and money in this place before leaving the village during the Anglo-Bhutanese War in 1864.^{[2] [3] [4] [5] [6]}

References

26.5423°N 88.8321°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: BATESHWAR TEMPLE. Astounding Bengal. astoundingbengal.blogspot.com. 6 February 2016. 14 October 2024.
2. Web site: Plan for tourism circuit. Telegraph India. telegraphindia.com. 7 February 2018. 14 October 2024.
3. Web site: জলপাইগুড়ির বটেশ্বর মন্দিরের ইতিকথা. JALPAIGURI NEWS. jalpaigurinews.in. 27 February 2023. 14 October 2024.
4. Web site: Heritage tag plea for Moinaguri sites. Telegraph India. www.telegraphindia.com. 20 Jun 2011. 14 October 2024.
5. Web site: Religious Spots in Jalpaiguri. Jalpaiguri Guide. www.jalpaigurionline.in. 23 July 2023. 14 October 2024.
6. Web site: নিলয় দাস • ধূপগুড়ি. হেলায় নষ্ট বটেশ্বরের প্রত্নবস্তু. archives.anandabazar.com. Anandabazar. 14 January 2013. 15 October 2024.