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Brindaban Chandra's Math
| Brindaban Chandra’s Math | |
|---|---|
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Hinduism |
| Location | |
| Location | Guptipara Hooghly district |
| State | West Bengal |
| Country | India |
  Shown within West Bengal  Brindaban Chandra's Math (India) | |
| Geographic coordinates | 23°11′50″N 88°26′27″E / 23.1973°N 88.4407°ECoordinates: 23°11′50″N 88°26′27″E / 23.1973°N 88.4407°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Bengal temple architecture |
| Completed | 18th century |
Brindaban Chandra's Math is a complex of 17th-18th century temples at Guptipara in the Balagarh CD block in the Chinsurah subdivision of the Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Geography[edit | edit source]
| Cities and towns in the Chinsurah subdivision (except Polba Dadpur and Dhaniakhali CD Blocks) in Hooghly district M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly |
Location[edit | edit source]
Guptipara is 74.6 km from Howrah station on the Howrah-Katwa line.[1]
Those travelling by road from Kolkata can get on to State Highway 6 from somewhere suitable in Howrah district, and travel to Guptipara via Jirat.[2]
Note: The map present some of the notable locations in the subdivision (partly). All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
The temples[edit | edit source]
Arranged in a quadrangle, enclosed within a high wall in the Bridaban Chandra Math, are the four shrines dedicated to Chaitanya, Brindabanchandra, Ramchandra and Krishnachandra.[3]
According to David J. McCutchion[4] the jor-bangla temple of Chaitanya in the Brindaban Chandra Math is the earliest Bangla-style temple still standing. It was built during the reign of Akbar (1542-1605). The at-chala Vrindabanchndra temple was built in 1801. The eka-ratna Ramchandra temple was built in the 17th century. The last temple has a rich terracotta façade.[3]
The Bridaban Chandra Math complex at Guptipara is an ASI listed monument.[5]
Brindaban Chandra’s Math picture gallery[edit | edit source]
The temple complex
Chaitanya temple
Ramchandra temple
Brindaban Chandra temple
Krishnachandra temple
Terracotta in Ramchandra temple
Terracotta in Ramchandra temple
Terracotta in Ramchandra temple
Design around door
The information board
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References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "37913 Howrah-Katwa Local". Time Table. IndiaRailInfo. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
- ↑ "Guptipara, Hooghly – 80 km from Kolkata". Weekend destinations.info. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Next weekend you can be at Guptipara". Tithiparna Sengupta. The Telegraph, 26 March 2006. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
- ↑ McCutchion, David J., Late Mediaeval Temples of Bengal, first published 1972, reprinted 2017, pages 7, 30, 33, 43, 80. The Asiatic Society, Kolkata, ISBN 978-93-81574-65-2
- ↑ "List of Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains of West Bengal - Archaeological Survey of India". Item no. 46. ASI. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
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| Cooch Behar | ||
| Darjeeling | ||
| Hooghly | ||
| Howrah | ||
| Kolkata | ||
| Nadia | ||
| North 24 Parganas | ||
| Paschim Bardhaman | ||
| Paschim Medinipur | ||
| Purba Bardhaman | ||
| Purulia | ||
| South 24 Parganas | ||
| See also | ||
| Hindu temples in other states (templates) | ||
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