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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
Location
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
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
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The temple complex
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Chaitanya temple
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Ramchandra temple
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Brindaban Chandra temple
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Krishnachandra temple
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Terracotta in Ramchandra temple
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Terracotta in Ramchandra temple
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Terracotta in Ramchandra temple
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Design around door
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The information board
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References
- ↑ 37913 Howrah-Katwa Local. 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. 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, Template:ISBN
- ↑ List of Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains of West Bengal - Archaeological Survey of India. ASI. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
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