Shyam Chand or Shyam Chand Rai temple was a temple built during the 17th century in Bishnupur sub-division of Bankura district. The temple was dedicated to the worship of Shri Krishna in the form of Shyam Chand. Shri Krishna is termed as Shyam because which means “dark skinned’’, whereas Chand or Chandra refers to moon as shri Krishna had the serene and radiant personality which shined like moon, hence Krishna was worshipped as Shyam Chand. The temple was built by the queen S