Baidyapur Jora Deul
Baidyapur Jora Deul is a 16th-century temple at Baidyapur in the Kalna II CD block in the Kalna subdivision of the Purba Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Location
5miles
M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: Historical/ religious centre, C: craft centre.
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
Baidyapur is on the Boinchi-Kalna Road and the nearest railway station is Bainchigram railway station on the Howrah-Bardhaman main line.[1]
History
Baidyapur Jora Deul was built in 1550 by Subhananda Pal. The two brick-built temples, with square bases probably had domed top in their original shape.[2] Their faceds are of carved bricks.[2]The main temple faces east and the small north and they are interconnected with a passage and is datable to c.1550 A.D.[2] The larger temple has an inscription over its domway.[2]
According to the List of Monuments of National Importance in West Bengal the two ancient temples (joined together) at Baidyapur is an ASI listed monument.[3]
Jora Deul picture gallery
- Terracotta decoration on Jora Deul wall
- Terracotta decoration on Jora Deul wall
- Terracotta decoration on Jora Deul wall
- Door decorated with terracotta
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References
External links
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- Baidyapur Jora Deul
- Bardhaman Raj
- Bargi
- Bhadu
- Burdwan (Zamindari)
- Dharmathakur
- Gajan
- Guskhara Airfield
- Pandu Rajar Dhibi
- Sainbari incident
- Sat Deul
and municipalities
blocks
Bardhaman Sadar North subdivision | |
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Bardhaman Sadar South subdivision | |
Kalna subdivision | |
Katwa subdivision |
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- National Highway 19 (India) (old numbering NH 2)
- Grand Trunk Road
- National Highway 14 (India) (old numbering NH 60)
- Howrah–Delhi main line
- Sahibganj loop
- Howrah–Bardhaman main line
- Howrah–Bardhaman chord
- Bardhaman–Asansol section
- East Indian Railway Company
- Eastern Railway zone
- Kolkata Suburban Railway
- Bankura–Masagram line
- Ahmedpur–Katwa Railway
- Burdwan–Katwa Railway
- Burdwan Medical College
- University of Burdwan
- Katwa College
- Bengal Institute of Technology, Katwa
- Bardhaman-Durgapur
- Bardhaman Purba (SC)
- Bardhaman – now defunct
- Durgapur – now defunct
- Katwa - now defunct
- Bolpur (SC) - partly
- Bishnupur (SC) - partly
Vidhan Sabha constituencies
- Cities, towns and locations in Purba Bardhaman district
- People from Purba Bardhaman district
- Villages in Purba Bardhaman district
- Damodar Valley