Pakbirra is a village in the Puncha CD block in the Manbazar subdivision of the Purulia district in the state of West Bengal, India.

[1][2][3][4] Writing in 1911, H. Coupland, ICS, speaks of the aboriginal races largely predominating in the old Manbhum district.

[9] This temple have the basic tri-ratha plan with simplified squad of moldings and several level of the wall niches and lower façade stones.

The large amalaka fragments lying about, and the stone kalasha with lotus buds emerging of nagara stying.

That temple, facing west, perhaps enshrined the colossal figure of a Tirthankar over 2 meters high, with lotus symbol on its pedestal.

The temple also has sculptures of eight standing tirthankaras, including three Rishabhanatha, 2 of Mahavira, Sambhavanatha, Padmaprabha, Chandraprabha and two images of Yaksha and Yakshi beneath a tree with a Jina in the branches.

Three ayagapata or votive stupas and an idol of ambika with child and attendant, standing on her lion, beneath a flowering tea are also present here.