Brindaban Chandra's Math Explained

Brindaban Chandra’s Math
Religious Affiliation:Hinduism
Map Type:India West Bengal # India
Coordinates:23.1973°N 88.4407°W
Location:Guptipara, Hooghly district
State:West Bengal
Country:India
Year Completed:18th century
Architecture Type:Bengal temple architecture

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

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 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).[3]

According to David 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 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.[3]

The Bridaban Chandra Math complex at Guptipara is an ASI listed monument.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 37913 Howrah-Katwa Local . Time Table. IndiaRailInfo. 31 August 2020.
  2. Web site: Guptipara, Hooghly – 80 km from Kolkata. Weekend destinations.info . 31 August 2020.
  3. Web site: Next weekend you can be at Guptipara . Tithiparna Sengupta. The Telegraph, 26 March 2006 . 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,
  5. Web site: List of Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains of West Bengal - Archaeological Survey of India. ASI. Item no. 46. 25 January 2020.