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Temples occupy a major chapter in the South-Asian subcontinent's history of architecture. Bangladesh has a glorious legacy of temple architecture, and Hindu templesess with their divers forms and decorative designs, is a part of that legacy. Every temple of Bangladesh in not only a document of architectural art, but also a witness to Bengali aspirations-refected in their varied styles of construction. The book pressents selected 35 Hindu Temples of Bangladesh built between the 16th and 19th centuries. Along with the colour photograps andground plans, the book give a brief account of the selected temples, including their location, general description, period of construction, decoration, and dimensions. It also incorporates a list of 231 temples, in Bangladesh, as an appendix.