The Durga Temple is one place that you must visit during your temple tours to Bihar, India, as it is believed that this temple had a pathshala or a village school where the famous writer Kalidas used to study.
The Mandar Hill Temple is another place that you must pay a visit to during your temple tours to Bihar, India as according to a commonly believed legend it was here that the Hindu deity Lord Vishnu defeated a demon and it is believed that this battle lasted for more than a thousand years.
The Kurkihar Temple is an important tourist site of religious importance in Bihar, India and thus definitely warrants a visit during your temple tours to this region.
Most of the rectangular temples are two tiered brick structures with sanctum being centrally built on the upper tier with ample space marked for circumambulation. Temple Site 2 is somewhat unusual in absence of the prevalent brick structures. This temple is dressed in stones and its beauty lies in over two hundred sculptured panels. The themes borrow heavily from the Hindu mythology like Siva and Parvati, Gaja Lakshmi, Kubera, Agni etc. Some of the panels are interesting geometric patterns while others are amazing decorative devices depicting birds, animals, couples, musical instruments, etc. These panels are separated by pilasters with pot and foliage designs.(1919words)
