Kalachand Temple, Bishnupur,
West Bengal
Kalachand Temple is a Hindu
Temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu located in Bishnupur Town in Bankura District
of West Bengal State, India. The Temple was built in 1656 AD by Malla King
Raghunath Singha. The Temple is located at about 2 Kms from Bishnupur Bus
Stand, 4.5 Kms from Bishnupur Junction Railway Station and 2.5 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. Kalachand Temple 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. Kalachand Temple is a beautiful laterite temple built as per Ek
Ratna temple architecture style. Like most of the other temples in Bishnupur,
this is also dedicated to Lord Krishna. However, there is no deity found in
this temple currently.
The temple is square on plan. It
has a sloping roof surmounted by a single sikhara, thus making them as Eka
Ratna. Kalachand Temple is special for its towering pinnacle. This design of
the lower storey of this ‘Eka-Ratna’ laterite temple is based on the thatched
hut style of Bengal. The square base of the temple is 11.1m X 11.1m and its
height is 9.2m above the platform. There is a circumambulatory corridor around
the main shrine.
The structure has three arched
openings on each of the four sides. This is probably the earliest 'Eka-Ratna'
temple in Bishnupur. It was once covered with stucco decoration, only traces of
that elaborate decoration remains now. It has few bas-relief carvings in the
front side wall depicting the scenes from Ramayana and Krishna Lila
mainly. It was built in 1656 AD by Malla King Raghunath Singha. There is
an inscription on southern façade mentioning this fact.
Connectivity
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