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{{Infobox Mandir
|name = Jatileswar Temple
|image = Jatileswar Temple.jpg
|caption =
|deity = [[Shiva]]
|country = {{flag|India}}
|state = [[West Bengal]]
|district = [[Jalpaiguri district|Jalpaiguri]]
|locale = [[Mainaguri]]
|creator = [[Gupta Empire|Gupta Rulers]]
|established = 320 AD - 600 AD<ref name="northbengaltourism">{{cite web |title=Jatileswar Temple |url=https://northbengaltourism.com/jatileswar-temple/#:~:text=Jatileswar%20Temple%20History,using%20stones%20and%20clay%20bricks.|website=northbengaltourism.com |language=en |access-date=31 August 2025}}</ref>
|festival = [[Maha Shivaratri]]
|temple_board =
|governing_body =
}}

'''Jatileswar Temple'''<ref>{{cite web |title=PURBO DAHOR / JATILESHWAR|url=https://astoundingbengal.blogspot.com/2016/01/purbo-dahor-jatileshwar.html?m=1|work=Astounding Bengal|date=3 January 2016|access-date=1 June 2025}}</ref> ({{langx|bn|জটিলেশ্বর মন্দির}}) is a [[Hindu temple]] dedicated to [[Lord Shiva]]. The temple located in [[Maynaguri]] of the [[Jalpaiguri district]] in the Indian state of [[West Bengal]].<ref>{{cite web |title=ময়নাগুড়িতে গুপ্তযুগের জটিলেশ্বর মন্দির, যেখানে গেলে বহু কঠিন-জটিল সমস্যায় মেলে মুক্তি|url=https://bengali.indianexpress.com/lifestyle/jatileshwar-temple-moynaguri-529932/|publisher=[[The Indian Express]] Bengali|date=2 January 2023|access-date=1 June 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=ময়নাগুড়ির জটিলেশ্বর মন্দির ঘিরে রয়েছে কোন ইতিহাস?|url=https://drishtibhongi.in/2023/07/23/history-of-mainaguri-jatileshwar-temple/|publisher=Drishtibhongi|date=23 July 2023|access-date=1 June 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Jalpaiguri News: ১৫০০ বছরের পুরনো মন্দির, বাবা জটিলেশ্বর পূর্ণ করেন সব আশা, তীর্থস্থানের মহিমা অসীম|url=https://bengali.news18.com/news/jalpaiguri/a-1500-year-old-temple-baba-jatileshwar-fulfills-all-expectation-the-magnificence-of-the-pilgrimage-is-infinite-l18-ub-1091613.html|publisher=[[News18]]|date=8 May 2023|access-date=1 June 2025}}</ref>

==History==
The temple of Purbba Dehar was built by the feudal chief of [[Gupta Empire|Gupta kingdom]] around 320 AD to 600 AD.<ref name="northbengaltourism"/>

==Protection==
It is under the protection of the [[Archaeological Survey of India]].
The government of West Bengal had declared the temple of Purbba Dehar as an archaeological site and the place now has been reserved under the [[List of State Protected Monuments in West Bengal|State Protected Monuments]].<ref>{{cite web |title=State Protected Monuments Directorate of Archaeology & Museums W.B.|url=https://wbhc.in/home/state_protected_monuments|publisher=West Bengal Heritage Commission Government of West Bengal|access-date=3 October 2025}}</ref>

== Tourism ==
The Jalpaiguri Sadar Subdivision administration is focusing on developing a spiritual tourism circuit, with Jatileswar Temple as a key highlight. Plans include enhancing infrastructure and registering tourist guides and vehicles to ensure visitor safety and transparency. Improvements are underway for the 12.5 km road from Bodaganj to Gazaldoba, linking to the Bhorer Alo tourist hub.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jalpaiguri admin plans spiritual tourism circuit in Maynaguri and Sadar blocks |url=https://www.millenniumpost.in/bengal/jalpaiguri-admin-plans-spiritual-tourism-circuit-in-maynaguri-and-sadar-blocks-605923 |website=Millennium Post |date= |access-date=1 June 2025}}</ref>

==References==
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SherleneGirardi at 06:18, 3 February 2026