TIMELINE & SIX BEAUTIES AMONG THE TERRA COTTA TEMPLES OF BENGAL

Timeline of grand creations

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I have prepared a timeline for the best looking terracotta temples of Bengal. Five are in West Bengal and one is in Bangla Desh. These temples have been constructed over a period of 150 years. The artwork is exquisite and storytelling in the panels

Shyam Rai Temple. Bishnupur,Dt : Bankura. Mallaraj Raghunath Singha. 1694 AD. Also Known as : Pancha Ratna Temple.

Kesto Rai Temple. Bishnupur,Dt : Bankura. Mallaraj Raghunath Singha. 1655 AD. Also known as : Jor Bangla Temple.

Ananta Basudeva Temple. Bansberia,Dt : Hooghly. 'Raja-Mahasai' Rameswar Debroy. 1679 AD.

MadanMohan Temple. Bishnupur,Dt : Bankura. Mallaraj Durjan Singha. 1694 AD.

Kantaji's Temple. Dinajpur,Bangladesh. Raja Prannath Roy and Rja Ramnath Roy. 1722-1752 AD. ( Photo borrowed from a reference book on Kantaji's temple)

RadhaGovindajiu's Temple. Antpur,Dt : Hooghly. Dewan Krisnaram Mitra. 1786 AD.

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SOMEN SENGUPTA says:
17 months ago

this is good but two finest temples of Bengal are missing & that should be included.

One is temple of Guptipara in Hoogly.I had visited it twice & written in The Asian Age & The Hindustan Times.

Another one is at Ilambazar - Birbhum.You might have seen a write up on that in The Telegraph recently.

There is a book called Bengal - sight & site.You must collect that for more info in this context.

A temple called Anandamoye in Sukhoria-Hoogly is also amazing.

Will talk more on this when we meet.

regds..........Somen

shyamchat says:
17 months ago

The criteria I have used are :

* Originality. Almost every terra cotta temple of Bengal has used images from Ramayana on the front arches. Shyam_Rai temple showed the way. The side panels of Antpur are exquisite. Kesto-Rai is a magnum-opus.One of the temples in Kalna region is quite beautiful.... may be the one you are talking about....but has a lot of themes/images common with Ananta-Vasudeva temple of Bansberia.

* The volume of artistic work on the 6 temples I have selected . All of them have 3 to 4 sides full of terra cotta panels.

This winter, I shall vist more locations to enrich my experience. I shall certainly keep your suggstions in mind.I have received other suggestions about amending the timeline.

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