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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>'''The Radhanath Temple''' in [[Chetla]], [[India]] built between 1796 and 1807 by [[Babu (title)|Babu]] Ramnath Mondal of the [[Bawali Raj|Bawali Raj family]], is one of the most prominent heritage temples along the old [[Adi Ganga]]. Designed in the traditional nabaratna (nine-pinnacled) [[Bengal temple architecture|Bengal temple architectural style]] and rising nearly 100 feet, it once formed part of a flourishing riverside cultural landscape of ghats, pathways, and zamindari estates. The temple houses the black-stone idol of Radhakanta along with astadhatu idols of [[Radha]] and [[Lakshmi-Narayan]], and originally included a nat-mandir and a now-collapsed rasmancha used during festivals.<ref>{{Cite web |last=SNS |date=2025-11-12 |title=কংক্রিটের জঙ্গলের আড়ালে ইতিহাস হয়ে দাঁড়িয়ে আছে চেতলার রাধাকান্ত মন্দির |url=https://www.dainikstatesmannews.com/editorial/radhakanta-temple-in-chetla-stands-as-a-historical-landmark-amidst-the-concrete-jungle/150914 |access-date=2026-01-11 |website=Dainik Statesman |language=bn}}</ref> Even amid modern urbanisation, the temple remains a significant reminder of [[Kolkata]]’s early religious architecture and the social-cultural influence of the Mondal family, preserving a rare link to the city's eighteenth- and nineteenth-century heritage. It's also said that this temple was an inspiration for the more famous [[Dakshineswar Kali Temple]].<ref name = kaliokalikshetra>{{cite book |last1=Roy |first1= Diptimoy |title=Paschimbanger Kali O Kalikshetra |trans-title= Kali and Kali Temples in West Bengal |year= 2001 |publisher= Mondal Book House |location=Kolata |language=Bengali |pages=64–65 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=কংক্রিটের আড়ালে মুখ ঢেকেছে মন্দিরশিল্প|url=https://www.anandabazar.com/west-bengal/unique-nabaratna-temple-in-tollygunj-the-inspiration-of-dakshineswar-temple-obscured-amid-buildings-1.147761|access-date=2022-01-19|website=www.anandabazar.com|language=bn}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=রানিকাহিনি |url=https://www.anandabazar.com/patrika/র-ন-ক-হ-ন-1.49156 |access-date=2022-09-12 |website=www.anandabazar.com |language=bn}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Basu |first=Debashish Ed |url=http://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.265626 |title=Kolkatar Purakatha |date=1990 |pages=71, 78}}</ref> <br />
{{Infobox Hindu temple<br />
|name = Radhakanta Temple<br />
|image = Radhabinode's 'nabaratna' Temple,Tollygunge-2.JPG<br />
|caption = Radhakanta Temple, [[Chetla]] <br />
|map_type = India West Bengal<br />
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|coordinates = {{coords|display=inline,title}}<br />
|country = {{flag|India}}<br />
|state = [[West Bengal]]<br />
|district = [[Kolkata district]]<br />
|location = [[Kolkata]]<br />
|deity = Radhakanta Jiu<br />
|festivals = <br />
|architecture = [[Bengal architecture]]<br />
|temple_quantity = 1 main temple of Radhakanta <br />
|monument_quantity= <br />
|year_completed = {{start date and age|1809|df=y}}<br />
|founded_by = [[Bawali Raj]]<br />
|creator = <br />
|website = <br />
|architecture_style= [[Ratna Style|Naba-ratna]]<br />
|Official Name=<br />
|Native Name=}}<br />
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==Gallery== <br />
<gallery><br />
File:Nabaratna Temple of Radhabinode - Tottlygunge, Kolkata.jpg|View of the Temple. <br />
File:Radhabinode's 'nabaratna' Temple,Tollygunge 10.JPG|Different angle.<br />
File:Radhabinode's 'nabaratna' Temple,Tollygunge 11.JPG|Terracotta works. <br />
File:Radhabinode's 'nabaratna' Temple,Tollygunge 13.JPG|Entrance.<br />
File:Radhabinode's 'nabaratna' Temple,Tollygunge 21.JPG|Another angle.<br />
File:Radhabinode's 'nabaratna' Temple,Tollygunge 22.JPG|Pillars.<br />
File:Radhakanta Mandir - Eastern View - 1796 CE - Mondal Estate - Chetla - Kolkata 2014-12-14 1488.JPG|From a neighbour's roof.<br />
File:Radhakanta Mandir - North-eastern View - 1796 CE - Mondal Estate - Chetla - Kolkata 2014-12-14 1485.JPG|Navaratna Style.<br />
File:Radhakanta Temple Kolkata.jpg|At night during [[Janmastami]]<br />
File:Natmandir - South-western View - Radhakanta Mandir Complex - 1A Mondals Temple Lane - Kolkata 2014-12-14 1462-1472.tif|Nat-mandir.<br />
File:Plaque - Radhakanta Mandir - 1796 CE - 1A Mondals Temple Lane - Kolkata 2014-12-14 1439.JPG|Plaque (closer view).<br />
File:Nabaratna Temple of Radhabinode - Plaque.jpg|Plaque.<br />
File:Inside view of Radhanath Temple in Kolkata.jpg|Inside view. <br />
File:KITLV 91933 - Samuel Bourne - Ramnath temple at Kali Ghat in Calcutta in India - Around 1860-1870.tif|Archaic photograph of the temple, presumably taken during the late 19th-century, by [[Samuel Bourne]].<br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[Bawali Raj]]<br />
* [[Choto Rasbari]]<br />
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== References == <br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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[[Category:Hindu temples in Kolkata]] <br />
[[Category:Hindu temples in West Bengal]]<br />
[[Category:19th-century Hindu temples]]<br />
[[Category:1809 establishments in India]]<br />
[[Category:Tourist attractions in North 24 Parganas district]]</div>Serzccd