Jatar Deul

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Jatar Deul
An ASI Listed Monument
Jatar Deul - WB.jpg
Religion
AffiliationHinduism
DeityShiva
Location
LocationKankan Dighi/Jata
South 24 Parganas
StateWest Bengal
CountryIndia
Jatar Deul is located in West Bengal
Jatar Deul
Location in West Bengal
Geographic coordinates21°59′33″N 88°29′15″E / 21.99250°N 88.48750°E / 21.99250; 88.48750Coordinates: 21°59′33″N 88°29′15″E / 21.99250°N 88.48750°E / 21.99250; 88.48750
Architecture
TypeRekha deul
Completed11th century
Elevation30 m (98 ft)

Jatar Deul also called tower temple (rekha-deul), is located in the numerous rivers criss-crossed by stone-free alluvial and bush landscape of the southern Sundarbans settlements in the Indian state of West Bengal. It belongs to a small sub-group of Bengal temples, the architectural suggestions from Odisha can be traced back.[1][2]

Geography[]

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Cities and towns in the eastern part of Diamond Harbour subdivision (including Magrahat I & II, Mandirbazar, Mathurapur I & II CD blocks) in South 24 Parganas district
M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, N: neighbourhood, T: religious centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location[]

The Jatar-Deul stands isolated on a small hill in the surroundings of the locality Kanakan Dighi, about 5 km east of the small town of Raidighi in the Mathurapur II community development block in the Diamond Harbour subdivision of the district of South 24 Parganas in West Bengal; whether it is in the vicinity of the temple, formerly a village has given, or whether it is a regional pilgrimage center, is unclear.[3]

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

History[]

On the client, and thus also on the emergence time of the temple, nothing is known. Some of the researchers – due to the vicinity of the discovered copper plate with an inscription from the 10th century. Century, not, however, refers to the temple, or a simultaneous emergence of time adopted; others date it much later, and put the construction into the 17th. or 18. Century.[4] The Archaeological Department board at the temple site places establishment around 11th century.[5]

Consecration[]

There is neither a cult nor any other sculptural or inscriptional evidence available, it is also the consecration of the temple is unclear – some believe it was originally for a Buddhist structure; others see it as a building in honor of the Hindu God Shiva (Mahadev), whose colorful image, and other religious BRIC-a-brac today, the interior of the Cella (garbhagriha) to decorate.[1]

Architecture[]

The only one about 30 m high tower (rekha-deul) with an internal approximately 3.10 m × 3.10 m mass, increased lying, but windowless cella existing brick temple stands on a square base of about 9,30 × 9,30 m. Noteworthy are the rekha-deul usual steep proportions, the several cornices on the high ogival portal and vertical gradations in the upper part somewhat alleviated by be. A dome-shaped curvature of the construction developed only in the last meters.[1]

According to the List of Monuments of National Importance in West Bengal Jatar Deul is an ASI listed monument.[6]

Fair[]

A fair is held and a horse race is organised on 2nd Baisakh (mid April) every year near the temple.[5]

Photos of Rekha-Deul temples in West Bengal[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Ghosh, Binoy, Paschim Banger Sanskriti, (in Bengali), part III, 1980 edition, pages 152-155, Prakash Bhaban, Kolkata
  2. ^ Amit Guha, Classification of Terracotta Temples, archived from the original on 31 January 2016, retrieved 30 September 2019
  3. ^ "Architecture". Banglapedia. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  4. ^ "Architecture". Banglapedia. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  5. ^ a b "Jatar Deul History Unexplained". Tale of 2 Backpackers. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  6. ^ "List of Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains of West Bengal - Archaeological Survey of India". Item no. 6. ASI. Retrieved 25 January 2020.

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