According to the inscriptional plaque found in the temple, the temple was founded in 1656 by Raghunath Singha Dev King of Mallabhum. The Temple is built in the Ek-ratna style temple architecture.[1][2]
on the south bank side of the Lal-bandh. The temple is about 11.1m square on plan and 9.2 m in height. The south-facing Kalachand temple stands with corridor around, with three arched openings on all four sides. The roof of the temple is curved, upon which the sikhara rises upwards and ends with an amalaka on the top. The temple is decorated with low relief carvings and the main subject is Krishna-lila. Apart from Krishna-lIlia scenes there are also representations of Pauranic deities, ascetics and dancers.[1][3]
Twelve such temples are still surviving in Bishnupur, of which two are made of brick and the rest are of laterite. The earliest of the eka-ratna temples is the Kalachand temple (in laterite).[1]
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