Vikrampura — Bull Temple Ancillary Mandapa (Munshiganj)
Vikrampura Mandapa
Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–500 CE)·Multi-period temple culture·🇧🇩 Dhaka, Munshiganj, Vikrampura, Bangladesh
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About Vikrampura — Bull Temple Ancillary Mandapa (Munshiganj)
Vikrampura — Bull Temple Ancillary Mandapa (Munshiganj) in Dhaka, Munshiganj, Vikrampura, Bangladesh is a Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–500 CE) temple complex attributed to Multi-period temple culture. Systematic survey and coring document stratified deposits. The site includes a principal necropolis and workshop area. Dimensions temple 32 m × 18 m; court 45 m × 30 m; area 33.9 ha. Excavation partially-excavated; condition ruins. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Multi-period temple culture temple-complex with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 8 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Relation to regional network
- 02Function and labor organization
Theories
- 01Ritual landscape model
- 02Territorial marker
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 1500 BCE
- Period
- Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–500 CE)
- Culture
- Multi-period temple culture
- Purpose
- Temple and sanctuary complex
- Rediscovered
- 2007
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 1500 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 1127 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1921
Antiquarian record, modern excavation from 1960s
c. 1582 CE
Abandonment
On the ground
Structures & features
23.5500° N · 90.5500° E · 8 m · 4 mapped features
- Main Temple CellacellaMain Temple Cella at Vikrampura — Bull Temple Ancillary Mandapa (Munshiganj) — cella with stratified deposits23.5508° N · 90.5484° E
- North Court AncillarycourtNorth Court Ancillary at Vikrampura — Bull Temple Ancillary Mandapa (Munshiganj) — court with stratified deposits23.5501° N · 90.5487° E
- Pylon GatepylonPylon Gate at Vikrampura — Bull Temple Ancillary Mandapa (Munshiganj) — pylon with stratified deposits23.5478° N · 90.5518° E
- Altar PlatformaltarAltar Platform at Vikrampura — Bull Temple Ancillary Mandapa (Munshiganj) — altar with stratified deposits23.5515° N · 90.5495° E