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Brindaban Chandra's Math
Brindaban Chandra's Math, or Brindaban Chandra Math, is a complex of 17th–18th century temples at Guptipara in Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Geography

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8km
5miles
Guptipara
R
Guptipara (R)
Hooghly
River
Simla
CT
Simla (CT)
Dharmapur
CT
Dharmapur (CT)
Kulihanda
CT
Kulihanda (CT)
Kodalia
CT
Kodalia (CT)
Naldanga
CT
Naldanga (CT)
Manushpur
CT
Manushpur (CT)
Bandel
R
Bandel (R)
Keota
CT
Keota (CT)
Chak Bansberia
CT
Chak Bansberia (CT)
Shankhanagar
CT
Shankhanagar (CT)
Alikhoja
CT
Alikhoja (CT)
Mogra
R
Mogra (R)
Amodghata
CT
Amodghata (CT)
Kola
CT
Kola (CT)
Hansghara
CT
Hansghara (CT)
Madhusudanpur
CT
Madhusudanpur (CT)
Raghunathpur
CT
Raghunathpur (PS-Magra) (CT)
Balagarh
R
Balagarh (R)
Jirat
CT
Jirat (CT)
Sripur
CT
Sripur (CT)
Mirdhanga
CT
Mirdhanga (CT)
Badhagachhi
CT
Badhagachhi (CT)
Namajgram
CT
Namajgram (CT)
Purusattompur
CT
Purusattompur (CT)
Pandua
CT
Pandua, Hooghly (CT)
Batika
CT
Batika (CT)
Hugli-Chuchura
M
Hugli-Chuchura (M)
Bansberia
M
Bansberia (M)

Location

Guptipara is 74.6 km from Howrah station on the Howrah-Katwa line.

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.

Note: The map presents 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 Brindaban Chandra Math, are the four temples dedicated to Chaitanyadev (Chaitanya-Nityananda), Brindabanchandra (Radha-Krishna and Jagannath), Ramchandra (Rama, Sita, Lakshmana and Hanuman) and Krishnachandra (Radha-Krishna).

According to David McCutchion, 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 Brindabanchndra temple was built in 1801. The eka-ratna Ramchandra temple was built in the 17th century. The last temple has a rich terracotta façade.

The Bridaban Chandra Math complex at Guptipara is an ASI listed monument.

  • The temple complex
    The temple complex
  • Chaitanya temple
    Chaitanya temple
  • Ramchandra temple
    Ramchandra temple
  • Brindaban Chandra temple
    Brindaban Chandra temple
  • Krishnachandra temple
    Krishnachandra temple
  • Terracotta in Ramchandra temple
    Terracotta in Ramchandra temple
  • Terracotta in Ramchandra temple
    Terracotta in Ramchandra temple
  • Terracotta in Ramchandra temple
    Terracotta in Ramchandra temple
  • Design around door
    Design around door
  • The information board
    The information board

References

  1. ^ "37913 Howrah-Katwa Local". Time Table. IndiaRailInfo. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Guptipara, Hooghly – 80 km from Kolkata". Weekend destinations.info. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Next weekend you can be at Guptipara". Tithiparna Sengupta. The Telegraph, 26 March 2006. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  4. ^ 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
  5. ^ "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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