Nandadulal Temple, Gurap, West Bengal

Nandadulal Temple, Gurap, West Bengal

Nandadulal Temple is a Hindu Temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu located in Gurap Village in the Dhaniakhali CD block in the Chinsurah subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The temple was built in 1751 CE by the local Zamindar Ramdeb Nag. The temple is one of the state protected monuments in West Bengal declared by Archaeological Survey of India.

The Temple

This temple complex is facing towards east but the entrance is from the southern side. The main shrine stands over raised platform. The temple follows atchala style of architecture. The atchala style is similar to the four-sided char chala temple style, but with a small replica of the base temple on top. The temple consists of sanctum and a verandah with triple arched entrance. The sanctum enshrines a black stone idol of Nandadulal and ashtadhatu idol of his consort Radha. There is a plaque on the façade mentioning the details of the construction of this temple.

The façade is rich in terracotta ornamentation depicting scenes from Ramayana, Mahabharata, erotic motifs and hunting & fight scenes. The temple complex has Rasmancha, Dolmancha and Natamandir. The Dolmancha is situated inside the temple complex while the Rasmancha is situated outside the temple complex. Both the structure follows rekha deula style of architecture. The temple complex has a rekha deula style shrine dedicated to Lord Shiva named Gopeshwar.

Connectivity

The temple is located at about 1 Km from Gurap Railway Station, 1 Km from Gurap Cinematala Bus Stop, 3 Kms from Basipur More, 9 Kms from Amra, 40 Kms from Bardhaman, 58 Kms from Howrah, 65 Kms from Kolkata Airport and 66 Kms from Kolkata. The temple is situated at about 3 Kms to the north west of Basipur More on Kolkata to Bardhaman route via Amra.

Location