Kantanagar Temple, commonly known as Kantaji Temple or Kantajew Temple in Dinajpur district in Bangladesh is an unique example of the temple architecture in the subcontinent.
The Temple was founded by Maharaja Prannath and his adopted Son Ramnath , the renowned Zamindars of Dinajpur during 1704-1752 A.D It is a 50ft square three-storyed brick temple, builted on a high platform.
It is a Nava-ratna (nine-spired) temple. The roof of the ground floor and first floor of the temple each contains four sikharas or ratnas at their corners while the roof of second floor in its middle contains the ruins of the central sikhara. The entire outer surface of the temple is exquisitely emblished with terracotta plaques which depict flora and fauna, geometric motifs, mythological scenes from the Ramayana and the Mahabharata; the contemporary social scenes and favoritite pastime. The idol of Kantaji is kept in the garvagriha of the temple in its ground floor.
Government of Bangladesh declared a protected monument in 1960. The Department of Archaeology of Bangladesh has been performed the necessary conservation and restoration works of Kantanagar Temple.
Today it is one of the favorite tourist place in Dinajpur.
