Brindaban Chandra's Math

Brindaban Chandra’s Math is a complex of 17th-18th century temples at Guptipara in the Balagarh CD block in the Chinsurah subdivision of the Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Brindaban Chandra’s Math
Monument of National Importance
Brindaban Chandra’s Math at Guptipara
Religion
AffiliationHinduism
Location
LocationGuptipara
Hooghly district
StateWest Bengal
CountryIndia
Shown within West Bengal
Brindaban Chandra's Math (India)
Geographic coordinates23.1973°N 88.4407°E / 23.1973; 88.4407
Architecture
TypeBengal temple architecture
Completed18th century

Geography
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.[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]

The temples

Arranged in a quadrangle, enclosed within a high wall in the Bridaban Chandra Math, are the four shrines dedicated to Chaitanya, Brindabanchandra, Ramchandra and Krishnachandra.[3]

According to David J. 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 Vrindabanchndra 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 a monument of national importance.[5]

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