Hindu Temple, Hindu Mandir

Bangladeshi archaeologists have recently unearthed a Hindu temple over 1,200 years old at Maherpur village under Bochaganj Upazila of Dinajpur district.This is a small temple. Swadhin Sen leader of a Jahangirnagar University team said it was built sometime between the 8th and 9th centuries during the Pala period. 

Khademul Nabi Badal, chairman of Chhatoil union, said the land under which the “historical, archaeological beauty” was found, was leased to a local for farming a few months ago. While cleaning bushes from the ground last month, villagers suddenly noticed some ancient-looking bricks and guessed that there could be something of archaeological interest underground. 

Learning about the matter, the union chairman instantly informed it to Swadhin Sen, a teacher of Jahangir Nagar University's Archaeology department, who along with his team was working at another “archaeological” site in nearby Basudevpur village.Prof Swadhin's team consisted of a group of students of the Archaeology department and experienced excavators from Mahasthangarh of Bogra district.The Hindu temple was discovered after the team dug the site for days, said Badal. Some terracotta plaques were found from a trench, and the solid objects on the walls surrounding the temple were overly burnt, said members of the team. 

Terracotta Plaque

Sohag Ali, a team member, said they had detected idols and staircase of this Hindu temple built during the Pala period (Eighth to 11th centuries) and were working to dig those out.

Local school children's are visiting the temple