Twin Aatchala Shiva Temple,
Gurap, West Bengal
Twin Aatchala Shiva Temple is group of two Hindu temples dedicated to Lord Shiva located in Gurap Village in the Dhaniakhali CD block in the Chinsurah subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. These temples were built in 19th century CE by the Nag family. These temples are situated at about 300 metres to the north of the Nandadulal Temple, at the North Eastern corner of a T-junction.
The Temples
The group of temples consists of two temples situated adjacent to each other. The temples follow 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. Both the temples are placed on a raised platform. The exterior is plastered with cement except a few patches of terracotta works on the façade above the door. The surviving terracotta works depicts floral and bird motifs.
Connectivity
The group of temples is located
at about 1.5 Kms from Gurap Railway Station, 1.5 Kms from Gurap Cinematala Bus
Stop, 3 Kms from Basipur More, 8 Kms from Amra, 39 Kms from Bardhaman, 58 Kms
from Howrah, 66 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.
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