Nandadulal temple, built in 1740 by Indra Nararayan Choudhury presents an excellent example of ancient Indian Sculptures. There are many fascinating temples devoted to Kali, Siva and other deities which show marks of brilliant craftmanship and artistic taste.
25 kms. The Siddheswar Shiva Temple of Bahulara is well known for its unique architectural style and exquisite ornamentation of the temple walls. The Shaileswar Temple of Dihar, 8 kms from Vishnupur, is also an old temple.
Shyamrai Temple or Pancha Ratna Temple of Shyam Rai
Built in 1643 by King Raghunath Singha. The walls are richly decorated with terracotta carvings featuring aspects of Lord Krishna’s life. It is one of the largest temples.
King Durjana Singh Deva built the temple in 1694 AD in the ekaratna style, a square flat-roofed building with carved cornices, surmounted by a pinnacle. Impressive carvings on the walls depict scenes from the Ramayana, Mahabharata and the Puranas.
Built by King Raghunath Singha Dev II in the 17th century. The ornate terracotta carvings are set off by the roof in the classic chala style of Bengal architecture.
Hangseswari Temple is located in Bansberia in Hooghly district. This 21 m high 19th century temple has 13 towers. The top of each tower is shaped as a lotus flower. The main deity is made up of blue-neem wood. The five storey idol of Ira, Pingala, Bajraksha, Sushumna and Chitrini follows the structure of a human body.
It is located near the Tribeni Railway Station which is on the Howrah-Katwal mainline. From the railway station, tourists can take auto rickshaws and cycle rickshaws to reach the temple.
The Basudev temple, also known as Banshberia temple, was built in 1679 by Raja Rameshwar Dutta. The walls of the temple are covered with terracotta carvings depicting scenes from the Hindu epics. Inside the temple, an idol of Basudev or Vishnu is worshipped in the central chamber, and Shivalingas in the surrounding ones.
About 20 Km from Balurghat on the Balurghat- Malda Highway is the location of the village BOLLA. A temple of the `Bolla Ma Kali` in here is highly revered by the local. The story behind the temple goes like this - A landlord could not pay the due tax to British Govt. and got arrested. Kali came to his rescue and with her blessings the landlord was released the very next day. The landlord built this temple as a token of gratitute.