Brindaban Chandra's Math, or Brindaban Chandra Math, is a complex of 17th–18th century temples at Guptipara in Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Geography
Location Guptipara is 74.6 km from Howrah station on the Howrah-Katwa line.
Those travelling by road from Kolkata can get on to State Highway 6 from somewhere suitable in Howrah district, and travel to Guptipara via Jirat.
Note: The map presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision (partly). All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full-screen map.
The temples Arranged in a quadrangle, enclosed within a high wall in the Brindaban Chandra Math, are the four temples dedicated to Chaitanyadev (Chaitanya-Nityananda), Brindabanchandra (Radha-Krishna and Jagannath), Ramchandra (Rama, Sita, Lakshmana and Hanuman) and Krishnachandra (Radha-Krishna).
According to David McCutchion,McCutchion, David J., Late Mediaeval Temples of Bengal, first published 1972, reprinted 2017, pages 7, 30, 33, 43, 80. The Asiatic Society, Kolkata, the jor-bangla temple of Chaitanya in the Brindaban Chandra Math is the earliest Bangla-style temple still standing. It was built during the reign of Akbar (1542–1605). The at-chala Brindabanchndra temple was built in 1801. The eka-ratna Ramchandra temple was built in the 17th century. The last temple has a rich terracotta façade.
The Bridaban Chandra Math complex at Guptipara is an ASI listed monument.
Brindaban Chandra’s Math picture gallery
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