Nateshwar Deul
Nateshwar Deul (Bengali: নাটেশ্বর দেউল, romanized: Nāṭēśśôr Dēul, lit. 'Temple complex of Nateshwar') is a Buddhist archaeological site located in the village of Nateshwar in Tongibari Upazila in the Munshiganj District, Bangladesh. It is the ruin of a Buddhist city established from 780 to 950 CE and from 950 to 1223 CE in the Bikrampur region. Archaeological excavation began at Nateshwar in 2012–13. From 2013 to 2018, an area of approximately 500 square metres (5,400 sq ft) was excavated. Sixteen Buddhist stupas, including Bangladesh's only pyramid-shaped one, have been found in Nateshwar.
নাটেশ্বর | |
Location of Nateshwar in Bangladesh | |
| Location | Tongibari, Munshiganj District |
|---|---|
| Region | Bangladesh |
| Coordinates | 23.531680°N 90.469358°E |
| Type | Stupa, Buddhist Vihara |
| Part of | Jia Bang Lao (as mentioned in the biography of Atiśa Dīpankara Śrījñāna) |
| Area | 10 acres |
| History | |
| Material | Soil |
| Founded | 780 CE |
| Abandoned | 1223 CE |
| Site notes | |
| Archaeologists | Oitijjo Onneshon Gobeshona (Heritage Exploration Research, Jahangirnagar University), Cumilla University, Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology of Hunan Province, China |
| Ownership | Ministry of Cultural Affairs |
| Management | Shah Sufi Mustafizur Rahman, Jahangirnagar University; Agrashar Bikrampur Foundation |
| Architecture | |
| Architectural styles | Buddhist architecture |
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