Chandrakona Jorbangla Temple
| Chandrakona Jorbangla Temple | |
|---|---|
 Jorbangla temple at Chandrakona | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Hinduism |
| Location | |
| Location | Chandrakona Paschim Medinipur district |
| State | West Bengal |
| Country | India |
  Shown within West Bengal  Chandrakona Jorbangla Temple (India) | |
| Geographic coordinates | 22°43′42″N 87°30′37″E / 22.7282°N 87.5103°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Jorbangla |
| Completed | 17th century |
Chandrakona Jorbangla Temple is a 17th-century stone built temple at Dakshinbazar, Chandrakona in Ghatal subdivision of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal, India.
Geography
[edit]Chandrakona Jorbangla Temple is located at 22°43′42″N 87°30′37″E / 22.7282°N 87.5103°E.
The temple
[edit]David J. McCutchion says, “the basic forms of Bengal hut style temples may go back to time immemorial… in construction all these char-chala and at-chala temples belong to a post-Muslim tradition.” The jor-bangla possibly developed from the ek-bangla, which along with the terracotta, was popular in the construction of mazars and darghas. Chandrakona has one of the earliest jor-bangla temples. McCutchion describes the Chandrakona Jorbangla temple as a standard jorbangla, laterite built, with extensive stucco, measuring 28’ 4” x 26’, built possibly in the 17th century.[1]
“The Jor Bangla temple style involves two structures that resemble the traditional village huts of Bengal, one that serves as a porch in front of the other, which serves as a shrine.” It is believed to have been built by the Bhan kings and has been renovated by the West Bengal State Archaeology department.[2]
Chandrakona Jorbangla temple is a state protected monument.[3]
See also
[edit]Jorbangla temple picture gallery
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References
[edit]- ^ McCutchion, David J., Late Mediaeval Temples of Bengal, first published 1972, reprinted 2017, pages 5-7, 27. The Asiatic Society, Kolkata, ISBN 978-93-81574-65-2
- ^ Gupta, Amitabha. "The Crumbling Temples of Chandrakona". Live History India, 4 May 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
- ^ List of State Protected Monuments as reported by the Archaeological Survey of India Archived 2013-05-23 at the Wayback Machine.
External links
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Media related to Jorbangla temple, Chandrakona at Wikimedia Commons
