At a distance of 2.5 km from Bishnupur Bus Station, Murali Mohan Temple is a Hindu temple located in the town of Bishnupur, West Bengal. It is one of the ancient temples built by Malla Kings in Bishnupur and among the must-visit places for history lovers as part of Kolkata Tour Packages.
Dedicated to Lord Krishna, Murali Mohan Temple was built in 1665 AD by Shiromani Devi, the queen of Bir Singha II. This is a south-facing Ek-Ratna temple built with laterite. This is one of the seven Ek-Ratna temples located in Bishnupur. It is square on plan and the sanctum is surmounted by a sikhara instead of an arched cover. This temple is quite different from other temples, as walls surround the first floor and it has a pillared corridor on all four sides. This type of open pathway is rare in Bengali temples. The roof looks like the roof of ordinary houses.
Visitors can get the entry tickets for all the Bishnupur temples from Rasmancha including this one. Else, visitors are not allowed to enter inside the temple.
Timings: 6 AM – 6 PM
Krishna consciousness means showing our utmost devotion, attraction and affection on the Supreme god, Krishna, and it also includes doing meditation and performing puja to Krishna. Even during the time of unconscious state, we should contain Krishna consciousness, by considering that only through the grace of Krishna we survive in this world.
Krishna consciousness must be developed by each and every individual and by developing that, we could easily come out from the worldly illusions. Without Krishna consciousness, we don’t know how to react ourselves in each and every second of our life. We can enjoy a lot in our life, and death related fear would not occur, if we tightly hold Lord Krishna on our soul.
The practice of maintaining Krishna consciousness would free us from the root cause of pains and sufferings, and it would generate lot of eternal happiness. The process of having Krishna consciousness is simple, and it can be done by the way of doing meditation and explaining about the good qualities of Krishna in the form of spiritual discourses. Krishna is the main source of our existence and he is the true source of all sorts of spiritual pleasures.
“MURALI MOHANA MADHUSUDHANA”
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R. HARISHANKAR