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Saturday, June 15, 2019

Jor Mandir, Bishnupur, West Bengal

Jor Mandir, Bishnupur, West Bengal
Jor Mandir is a Hindu Temple Complex dedicated to Lord Vishnu located in Bishnupur Town in Bankura District of West Bengal State, India. It is actually a complex of three Eka-Ratna temples. These Temples were built in 1726 AD by Malla King Krishna Singha. The Temple is located at about 2 Kms from Bishnupur Bus Stand, 3.5 Kms from Bishnupur Junction Railway Station and 1.5 Kms from Bishnupur New Bus Stand.


History
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The Temple
There are seven Eka Ratna (meaning single pinnacled) temples located in Bishnupur. Jor Mandir is one among them. In earlier days, all these laterite temples were all covered with stucco images. However, with passing of time, most of the stucco works are lost. Jor Mandir is a beautiful laterite temple complex built as per Ek Ratna temple architecture style. It is actually a complex of three Eka-Ratna temples: Two big temples of same size and a small one.


All these temples are constructed on raised platforms and they are square on plan. They have sloping roof surmounted by a single sikhara, thus making them as Ek Ratna. All these temples are dedicated to Lord Krishna, but none of them have any deity now. The big temple has a square base of 11.8m X 11.8m and a height of 12.8m above a low platform. The roofs of all three temples are typical Bengali ‘chala’ type with a tower or ‘sikhara’. Most of the art works or decorations on the temple-walls are almost vanished.


The central temple is elaborately decorated with the stucco images depicting the scenes of Krishna Lila and Ramayana. The other two temples are plain in the exterior. There are covered porches on three sides around the sanctum for these temples. Except the rear wall, on each of these three sides there are three arched openings. The frontal façade of the temples were once decorated with beautiful art works of lateritic material and stucco depicting mythological events. Most of the decorations have ruined.


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