Bharatpur Buddhist Stupa, West Bengal

Address

Bharatpur Buddhist Stupa, Bharatpur, West Bengal 713169

Diety

Buddha

Introduction

Bharatpur is a small village on the left bank of the Damodar, 7 km from Panagarh Railway station under the Bud- Bud police Station of Durgapur Sub division in the Burdwan district. The Bharatpur area is surrounded by Undulating Plains and elevated mounds.

Puranic Significance

This Buddhist stupa is dated back 9th century AD. The Buddhist mound is ruined of bricks stupa. Several statues of Gautama Buddha were found and the remains of a Buddhist stupa was unearthed. In 1994-95, the Burdwan Gazeteer had commented that the style of construction indicated that the stupa at Bharatpur was built during 7-9th century. The lower portions of the excavations indicated the presence of a neolithic-chalcolithic habitation which remained deserted till the time of construction of the stupa. This site is under the control of Archaeological Survey of India(ASI)