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A Lesser Known Terracotta Motif Depicted in the Shyama-Raya and Madana-Mohana Temples of Bishnupur: Some Preliminary Observations

by Editor | Mar 27, 2014 | Architecture, Sculpture, Vol 2 No 1 | 0 |

Ardhendu Ray, Centre for Historical Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi Download the PDF Version Introduction This essay discusses the cultural significance of a lesser known terracotta motif Navanarigunjara in the...

Editorial: Temples of Bengal

by Editor | Mar 1, 2013 | Editorial, Vol 2 No 1 | 0 |

Download PDF version We are very happy to release this Special Issue on the Temples of Bengal (from the Ancient Period to the 19th Century). It has been quite an experience for us working with the issue—exciting and tough at the...

Temples of Bengal: Material Style and Technological Evolution

by Editor | Mar 1, 2013 | Architecture, Sculpture, Vol 2 No 1 | 0 |

Priyanka Mangaonkar Architect and Researcher Download PDF version Art of Bengal, which was mainly...

Iconography and Visual Culture of Bengal

by Editor | Mar 1, 2013 | Vol 2 No 1 | 0 |

Ruma Chakravarti Independent Researcher Download PDF version Iconography is a field of study that concerns itself with the evaluation of symbols and their significance in religion. It aids in establishing context and helps to...

Krishnalila in Terracotta Temples of Bengal

by Editor | Mar 1, 2013 | Architecture, Sculpture, Vol 2 No 1 | 0 |

Amit Guha Independent Researcher Download PDF version Introduction The brick temples of Bengal are remarkable for the intricately sculpted terracotta panels covering their facades. After an initial period of structural and...

Visualizing the Firingee, the Saheb and the Memsaheb on Bengal Temple Terracotta: the Articulation of a ‘Native Gaze’

by Editor | Mar 1, 2013 | Architecture, Sculpture, Vol 2 No 1 | 0 |

Satyasikha Chakraborty PhD Researcher, Rutgers University Download PDF Version It is common knowledge that the premises of many South Asian Hindu temples are out of bounds for non-Hindus. Since it is not always possible to...

A Tower of Mystery: Jatar Deul

by Editor | Mar 1, 2013 | Architecture, Vol 2 No 1 | 0 |

Rangan Datta Freelance Writer Download PDF Version In the middle of the nineteenth century land surveyors stumbled upon a towering brick structure in the midst of the Sundarban. The structure was surrounded with dense forest...

Bonokathi’s Mystic Deul and the Legend of Echai Ghosh

by Editor | Mar 1, 2013 | Architecture, Vol 2 No 1 | 0 |

Somen Sengupta. Freelance Writer Download PDF version In Bengal school of temple architecture Deul style has its own place. Divided mainly between Bongiyo deul and Oriya deul this particular shape of temple or place of worship...

Art and Architecture of the Temples of Baronagar, Murshidabad

by Editor | Mar 1, 2013 | Architecture, Vol 2 No 1 | 0 |

Shyamal Chatterji Mechanical Engineer and Researcher on Hindu Iconography Download PDF version It was a pleasant morning in February 2010 when we visited the Baronagar temples. A couple of hours of boat-journey along the Ganges...

Story of the Hanseswari Temple, Banshberia

by Editor | Mar 1, 2013 | Architecture, Vol 2 No 1 | 0 |

Sikha Banerjee Retired Teacher and Researcher, West Bengal Education Service Download PDF version...

In Search of the Temples of Daspur

by Editor | Mar 1, 2013 | Architecture, Vol 2 No 1 | 0 |

Amitabha Gupta Independent Researcher and Photographer Download PDF Version My first visit to Daspur was in September 2011. The fact that there are several temples having exquisite terracotta panels on them scattered over such...

Kanak Durga Temple: A Landmark in the Folk Tradition of Paschim Medinipur

by Editor | Mar 1, 2013 | Architecture, Vol 2 No 1 | 0 |

Dr. Jaydeep Sarangi Reader in English, Deptt of English, Jogesh Chandra Chaudhuri College Download PDF Version Introduction Chilkigarh is unique for its harmonious co-existence of tribal culture and Bramhin conventions. Also it...

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