| Brindaban Chandra’s Math | |
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 Brindaban Chandra’s Math at Guptipara | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Hinduism |
| Location | |
| Location | Guptipara, Hooghly district |
| State | West Bengal |
| Country | India |
  Shown within West BengalShow map of West Bengal Brindaban Chandra's Math (India)Show map of India | |
| Geographic coordinates | 23°11′50″N 88°26′27″E / 23.1973°N 88.4407°E / 23.1973; 88.4407 |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Bengal temple architecture |
| Completed | 18th century |
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
8km5miles GuptiparaR
HooghlyRiver SimlaCT
DharmapurCT
KulihandaCT
KodaliaCT
NaldangaCT
ManushpurCT
BandelR
KeotaCT
Chak BansberiaCT
ShankhanagarCT
AlikhojaCT
MograR
AmodghataCT
KolaCT
HansgharaCT
MadhusudanpurCT
RaghunathpurCT
BalagarhR
JiratCT
SripurCT
MirdhangaCT
BadhagachhiCT
NamajgramCT
PurusattompurCT
PanduaCT
BatikaCT
Hugli-ChuchuraM
BansberiaM Cities and towns in the Chinsurah subdivision (except Polba Dadpur and Dhaniakhali CD Blocks) in Hooghly districtM: 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
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.
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". Time Table. IndiaRailInfo. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
- "Guptipara, Hooghly – 80 km from Kolkata". Weekend destinations.info. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
- ^ "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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