Guptipara Chaitanya Dev Temple – West Bengal

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Guptipara Chaitanya Dev Temple – West Bengal

Brindaban Chandra’s Math Temple complex,

West Bengal

Moolavar

Vishnu

Introduction

Chaitanya Dev Temple is located in the Brindaban Chandra Math Temple Complex dedicated to Lord Vishnu located in Guptipara Village in the Balagarh CD block in the Chinsurah subdivision of the Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The temple complex consists of four Terracotta temples with different architectural styles of Bengal.

Puranic Significance

The temple was built by King Bishwar Roy during the reign of Emperor Akbar (1542 – 1605 CE). The temple complex consists of four temples namely Brindaban Chandra Temple, Krishna Chandra Temple, Rama Chandra Temple and Chaitanya Dev Temple.

The Chaitanya Dev Temple is considered as the oldest temple in the temple complex. The temple is situated in between the Krishna Chandra Temple and Brindaban Chandra Temple. The temple follows Jor Bangla style of architecture and stands over a raised platform. This style involves two structures that resemble the traditional thatched village huts of Bengal, one serves as a porch in the front and other serves as the sanctum. Each structure has a roof of the ek-bangla (do-chala) style, with two curved segments that meet at a curved ridge. The sanctum enshrines an image of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu.