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What are the important architectural features of the temples of Bengal?

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  • The important architectural features of the temples in Bengal were the double-roof (dochala) and the four-roof (chauchala). 
  • In the comparatively more complex four-roofed structure, four triangular roofs placed on the four walls move up to converge on a curved line or a point. 
  • Temples were usually built on a square platform. The outer walls of many temples were decorated with paintings, ornamental tiles or terracotta tablets. 
  • In some temples, particularly in Vishnupur in the Bankura district of West Bengal, such decorations reached a high degree of excellence.


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