Brindaban Chandra's Math

Brindaban Chandra’s Math
Brindaban Chandra’s Math at Guptipara
Brindaban Chandra's Math is located in West Bengal
Brindaban Chandra's Math
Location within West Bengal
Brindaban Chandra's Math is located in India
Brindaban Chandra's Math
Location within India
Religion
AffiliationHinduism
Location
LocationGuptipara, Hooghly district
StateWest Bengal
Country India
Coordinates23°11′50″N 88°26′27″E / 23.1973°N 88.4407°E / 23.1973; 88.4407
Architecture
TypeBengal temple architecture
Completed18th 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

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

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.

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. 1 2 "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.