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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Ekteswar
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| image_skyline = Ekteshwar Temple, Bankura.jpg
| image_caption = Ekteshwar Temple, Bankura
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in West Bengal
| coordinates = {{coord|23.2107800|N|87.0920800|E |source:yahoomaps_region:IN-WB |display=inline,title}}
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| subdivision_name = [[India]]
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[West Bengal]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts in India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Bankura district|Bankura]]
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| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
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'''Ekteswar''' was earlier a village and now a part of the outskirts of Bankura town in [[Bankura district]], in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[West Bengal]]. It is situated on the bank of [[Dwarakeswar River]].

==Geography==
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|mark-coord14={{coord|23|6|22|N|87|11|5|E}}| label-pos14=left|label14=Medinipur| numbered14=R| mark-title14= [[Medinipur, Bankura]] (R)| shape-color14=#C42222
|mark-coord15={{coord|23|34|12|N|87|6|0|E}}| label-pos15=left|label15=Mejia| numbered15=R| mark-title15= [[Mejia, Bankura]] (R)| shape-color15=#C42222
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===Location===
Ekteswar is located at {{coord|23.2107800|N|87.0920800|E|source:yahoomaps_region:IN-WB |display=inline}}.

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

==Ekteswar Temple==
The place derives its name from a temple dedicated to [[Shiva]], called Ekteswar. It was built by the [[History of Bankura district#Bishnupur kingdom|Rajas of Bishnupur]]. The temple was built of laterite, but had subsequent additions of sandstone and brick. [[Charak Puja]] is celebrated in the Bengali month of [[Choitro]] with great enthusiasm.<ref>O’Malley, L.S.S., ICS, ''Bankura'', ''Bengal District Gazetteers'', pp. 195–199, 1995 reprint, first published 1908, Government of West Bengal</ref>

The Ekteswar temple is a unique one enshrining Ekapaada Murthy - a manifestation of Shiva.<ref>{{cite web | url =http://www.templenet.com/abode.html|title = Abodes of Shiva | access-date = 2009-08-15 | publisher = Temple Net}}</ref>

Ekteswar temple has its speciality. It is a solid structure, not generally seen in Bengal. The temple was not built in the Bengal style. The top has probably faced damage and so it seems incomplete.<ref>Ghosh, Binoy, ''Paschim Banger Sanskriti'', (in Bengali), part I, 1976 edition, p. 368, Prakash Bhaban</ref>

The deity at Ekteswar is believed by many to be Ekpadeswar, but the present deity is not so. Whether it was so in the past cannot be said with certainty. According to mythology, [[Shiva]] himself meditated in a boundary dispute between [[Mallabhum]] and [[Samantabhum]] kingdoms and as such stands as arbitrator of their fate.<ref>Ghosh, Binoy, p. 367</ref>

==Ekteswar picture gallery==
<gallery widths="150px" heights="100px">
File:Deul-Temple-at-Ekteswar 03.jpg|Shiva temple
File:Deul-Temple-at-Ekteswar 04.jpg|Shiva temple
File:Ekteshwar Shiva Temple - DSC 4113.jpg|Shiva temple
File:Idol of Brahma at Ekteshwar Temple, Bankura.jpg|Brahma
File:Footprint at Ekteshwar Temple, Bankura.jpg|Footptint
File:Idol of a femal dancer at Ekteshwar Temple.jpg|Dancer
File:Dwadashbhuj Vishnu Statue - Ekteshwar Shiva Temple - DSC 4093.jpg|Dwadasbhuj Vishnu
</gallery>

See also - [[Bengal temple architecture]]

==References==
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==External links==
{{commons category|Ekteshwar}}

{{Bankura District}}
{{Temple towns in West Bengal}}

[[Category:Villages in Bankura district]]

{{Bankura-geo-stub}}

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