Jor Mandir

Jor Mandir
Religion
Affiliation	Hinduism
District	Bankura
Deity	Narayana
Location
Location	Bishnupur
State	West Bengal
Country	India
Geographic coordinates	23°3′36.69″N87°19′18.87″E / 23.0601917°N 87.3219083°E / 23.0601917; 87.3219083
Architecture
Type	Bengal temple architecture
Style	Ek-ratna style
Founder	Gopal Singha Dev I
Date established	1726;299 years ago (1726)
Monument of National Importance
Official name: Jor Mandir
Type	Cultural
Reference no.	IN-WB-10
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Jor Mandir also known as group of temples, Located in Bishnupur in Indian state of West Bengal.

History and architecture

The temple was built in 1726 by King Gopal Singha Dev I of Mallabhum. The Temple is built in the Ek-ratna style temple architecture. ^{[2] [3]}

Among the Jor-Mandir group of temples, the two on the south and north are slightly larger than the one at middle. The temple, which is situated in the centre, is decorated with extensive and elaborate ornamentations. There are stucco figures on the laterite wall. The subject of the detailed ornamentation in laterite are mostly illustrations from the Ramayana and also Krishna-lila. This temple on plan is like other eka-ratna temples. Another temple which is situated on the northern side also has on its walls some ornamentations of interesting nature. The temple on the north side is square on plan, each side measuring 11.7 m and 12.2 m in height, the middle one is square on plan each side being 7 m and 7.6 m in height and the temple on the south side is about 1 1.8 square m on plan and 12.2 m in height. ^[1]

Currently, it is preserved as one of the archaeological monuments by the Archaeological Survey of India. ^[4] Since 1998, the Jor Mandir temple is on the UNESCO World Heritage Site's Tentative list. ^[5]

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References

1. Biswas 1992, pp. 18.
2. "ASI, Kolkata Circle". www.asikolkata.in.
3. Prasad, Dr. Sanjay. "Bishnupur: A Town of Terracotta Temple and Artistic Excellence" (PDF). International Journal of Humanities & Social Science Studies (IJHSSS). 8 (3): 104.
4. "ASI, Kolkata Circle". www.asikolkata.in.
5. Centre, UNESCO World Heritage. "Temples at Bishnupur, West Bengal". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 3 September 2024.

Sources

• Biswas, S. S. (1992). Bishnupur (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ed.). Director General, Archaeological Survey of India.

External links

• Media related to Jor Mandir complex, Bishnupur at Wikimedia Commons