Gorkha Durga Temple Shillong
Jail Road, East Khasi Hills, Shillong (793001), Meghalaya, India, Meghalaya
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Bengal Renaissance Period • Indo-Nepalese Pagoda architecture style, Bengali Temple architecture style, Nagara architecture style, North Indian Temple architecture style architecture • Sacred Hindu...
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Historical Significance
The temple's genesis was deeply intertwined with the strategic deployment of Gorkhali soldiers by the British East India Company in the volatile Northeast.
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Architecture Highlights
This Temple showcases Indo-Nepalese Pagoda architecture style, Bengali Temple architecture style, Nagara architecture style, North Indian Temple architecture style architecture and traditional The ...
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