Jatar Deul | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Hinduism |
Deity | Shiva |
Location | |
Location | Kankan Dighi/Jata South 24 Parganas |
State | West Bengal |
Country | India |
Geographic coordinates | 21°59′33″N 88°29′15″E / 21.99250°N 88.48750°E |
Architecture | |
Date established | 10th -11th century |
Completed | 10th -11th century |
Elevation | 30 m (98 ft) |
Jatar Deul is located in district South 24 Parganas of the Indian state West Bengal. [1] [2] This is a brick temple and is datable between the 10th and 11th century on the basis of its architecture. [1] However, this type of brick temple we can see at Nebia Khera, Uttar Pradesh. [3]
The Jatar-Deul stands isolated on a small hill in the surroundings of the locality Kanakan Dighi, about 5 km east of the small town of Raidighi in the Mathurapur II community development block in the Diamond Harbour subdivision of the district of South 24 Parganas in West Bengal. [4]
The temple is known by the name of "Jatar Deul ". [5] This brick temple is traditionally connected with an inscription (not traceable now) of one Raja Jayantachandra, purported to have been issued in 975 AD. [1] It was probably dedicated to Mahadev or Siva, who also goes by the name of Jatadhari. [5] The Archaeological Department board at the temple site places establishment around 11th century. [4] However there was no deity inside the temple. [1] The discovery of Jatar Deul dates back to the middle of the nineteenth century, when land surveyors stumbled upon a towering brick structure in the midst of the Sundarban. [4]
What purpose it served is now a matter of conjecture. [6] There is neither a cult nor any other sculptural or inscriptional evidence available, it is also the consecration of the temple is unclear – some believe it was originally for a Buddhist structure; others see it as a building in honor of the Hindu God Shiva (Mahadev). [7]
It towers nearly 100 ft. above the plain. [8] The entrance which is on the east is 9.5 ft. wide and is spanned by a pointed arch. [8] The inside is about 10 ft. square and the walls are about 10 ft. thick. [8] No plinth is visible and the floor is some six feet below the ground, and is reached by a flight of steps. [8]
According to the List of Monuments of National Importance in West Bengal Jatar Deul is an ASI listed monument. [2]
Jatar Deul | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Hinduism |
Deity | Shiva |
Location | |
Location | Kankan Dighi/Jata South 24 Parganas |
State | West Bengal |
Country | India |
Geographic coordinates | 21°59′33″N 88°29′15″E / 21.99250°N 88.48750°E |
Architecture | |
Date established | 10th -11th century |
Completed | 10th -11th century |
Elevation | 30 m (98 ft) |
Jatar Deul is located in district South 24 Parganas of the Indian state West Bengal. [1] [2] This is a brick temple and is datable between the 10th and 11th century on the basis of its architecture. [1] However, this type of brick temple we can see at Nebia Khera, Uttar Pradesh. [3]
The Jatar-Deul stands isolated on a small hill in the surroundings of the locality Kanakan Dighi, about 5 km east of the small town of Raidighi in the Mathurapur II community development block in the Diamond Harbour subdivision of the district of South 24 Parganas in West Bengal. [4]
The temple is known by the name of "Jatar Deul ". [5] This brick temple is traditionally connected with an inscription (not traceable now) of one Raja Jayantachandra, purported to have been issued in 975 AD. [1] It was probably dedicated to Mahadev or Siva, who also goes by the name of Jatadhari. [5] The Archaeological Department board at the temple site places establishment around 11th century. [4] However there was no deity inside the temple. [1] The discovery of Jatar Deul dates back to the middle of the nineteenth century, when land surveyors stumbled upon a towering brick structure in the midst of the Sundarban. [4]
What purpose it served is now a matter of conjecture. [6] There is neither a cult nor any other sculptural or inscriptional evidence available, it is also the consecration of the temple is unclear – some believe it was originally for a Buddhist structure; others see it as a building in honor of the Hindu God Shiva (Mahadev). [7]
It towers nearly 100 ft. above the plain. [8] The entrance which is on the east is 9.5 ft. wide and is spanned by a pointed arch. [8] The inside is about 10 ft. square and the walls are about 10 ft. thick. [8] No plinth is visible and the floor is some six feet below the ground, and is reached by a flight of steps. [8]
According to the List of Monuments of National Importance in West Bengal Jatar Deul is an ASI listed monument. [2]