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{{Short description|Hindu temple in Bansberia}}
{{for|the temple in Bhubaneswar|Ananta Vasudeva Temple}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox temple
| name               = Ananta Basudeba Temple
| image              = Ananta Basudeba Temple1.JPG
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| map_type           = India West Bengal
| map_caption        = Location in  West Bengal
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| country            = {{flag|India}}
| state              = [[West Bengal]]
| district           = [[Hooghly District]]
| location           = [[Hangseshwari temple]] complex in [[Banshberia]]
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| deity              = Lord [[Krishna]]
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[[File:Basudebtemple teracotta.JPG|right|thumb|250px|terra cotta works on the wall of the temple]]
'''Ananta Basudeba temple''' is a [[Hindu temple]] of Lord [[Krishna]] in the [[Hangseshwari temple]] complex in [[Banshberia]], in the [[Hooghly District]] in the Indian state of [[West Bengal]]. Built by Raja Rameswar Datta in 1679, this temple is noted for the exquisite [[terra cotta]] works on its walls. It is built in the traditional eka-ratna style, with curved cornices. The tower on top of the temple is octagonal. The terracota works depict stories from the great Indian epics [[Ramayana]] and [[Mahabharata]], as well as from [[Lila (Hinduism)|lilas]] of Krishna.

==References==
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*{{cite web|url=http://hooghly.nic.in/visit.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041016214332/http://hooghly.nic.in/visit.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 October 2004|title=Places Of Interest Of Hooghly District: Hangseswari temple}}

{{Hindu temples in West Bengal}}

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[[Category:Krishna temples]]
[[Category:Hindu temples in Hooghly district]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Hooghly district]]
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Hooghly district]]
[[Category:1679 establishments in Asia]]


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