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The
presiding
deity
of
the
temple
is
Hangseswari,
a
form
of
Maa
adi
parashakti
jagatjanani
dakshina
Kali
in
Hindu
mythology.
In
December
1799,
Raja
Nrisinhadeb
Roy
Mahasay
laid
the
foundation
stone
of
this
temple.
But
after
completion
of
the
second
storey
in
1802,
the
founder
died
leaving
this
far-famed
temple
incomplete.
His
second
wife
Rani
Sankari
completed
the
rest
of
the
work
in1814.
The
temple
is
known
for
its
unique
ratna
architecture.
Rani
Hanseswari
was
the
mother
of
Raja
Nrisingha
Deb
Roy,
hence
the
deity
is
worshipped
as
Maa
Hanseswari.
The
deity
is
worshipped
as
a
form
of
Maa Kali in
Hindu
mythology.
The
temple
complex
has
another
temple
— Ananta
Basudeba
temple —
besides
the
main
temple.
Also
near
is
the
Swanbhaba
Kali
temple
built
by
Raja
Nrisinha
Deb
Roy
Mahasay
in
1788.
The
Hanseswari
temple
has
a
distinctive
architecture
different
from
the
usual
pattern
present
in
this
area,
consisting
13
minars
or
Ratnas,
each
built
as
a
blooming
lotus
bud.
The
inner
structure
of
the
building
resembles
human
anatomy.
It
was
started
by
Raja
Nrisingha
Deb
Roy
Mahasay
and
later
completed
by
his
widow
wife
Rani
Sankari
in
1814.
The
architecture
of
the
temples
is
the
representation
of
"Tantrik Satchakrabhed".
The
structure
tells
about
the
structure
of
a
human
body,
because
the
five
storied
temple
is
like
the
five
parts
of
the
human
body,
namely,
Bajraksha,
Ira,
Chitrini,
Pingala
and
Sushumna.
it
is
famous
for
historical
site
and
great
terakota
work.
Both
the
temples
are
preserved
by
the
Archaeological
Survey
of
India.
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