Nandalal Temple, Bishnupur,
West Bengal
Nandalal Temple is a Hindu
Temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu located in Bishnupur Town in Bankura District
of West Bengal State, India. It is not clearly known who built this temple.
However, based on the architectural style, it is believed that it should belong
to the 17th century CE. The Temple is located at about 2 Kms from Bishnupur
Bus Stand, 4.5 Kms from Bishnupur Junction Railway Station and 2 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. Nandalal 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. Nandalal 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, currently there is no deity inside the
temple.
Nandalal temple is surrounded by
beautiful gardens. The Temple was built with rust colored laterite stone. The
south facing temple has square ground with a single tower resting on a curved
roof. The exterior of the temple is plain without any decoration. There
are covered porches on all four sides around the sanctum and there are three
arched openings at each of the two adjacent sides of the temple. It almost
looks like more famous Madan Mohan temple, but it is smaller and much less
decorated.
Connectivity
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Location
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