Bahulara
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| State : | West Bengal | ||
| District : | Bankura | ||
| Location : | 23 ° 10 ′ N , 87 ° 14 ′ E | ||
| Height : | 65 m | ||
| Residents : | 1,124 (2011) | ||
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Bahulara ( Bengali বহুলাড়া Bahulāṛā ) is a place with about 1,200 inhabitants in the east Indian state of West Bengal .
location
Bahulara is located about 190 km (driving distance) northwest of Calcutta or about 23 km northwest of Bishnupur on the Dwarakeswar River at an altitude of about 65 m above sea level. NN .
Economy and Infrastructure
The place and the villages in the area live mainly from agriculture (rice, wheat, vegetables, etc.). Bahulara has no rail connection; the nearest railway station is in Onda, about 5 km away .
history
Not much is known about the history of the place. The oldest preserved architectural testimony is the Siddheshwara temple in the village , which is mostly dated to the pre-Islamic (but sometimes also to the post-Mughal period ).
Attractions
The Siddheshwara Temple , built from bricks on an almost octagonal ground plan, is one of the rare tower temples ( rekha- deul ) in West Bengal. Its side length is about 8.50 m; after the collapse of the amalaka and kalasha, the height is only about 16.50 m. The lower part of the outer wall - with the exception of the portal front - is divided by several surrounding cornices ; the upper part of the tower is visually loosened up by numerous vertical gradations. In addition, portraits of Ganesha , Durga as the slayer of the buffalo demon Mahishasura and a figure of Jaina - Tirthankaras Parshvanata adorn the wall niches. Only about 4.50 square meters and about 4.20 m high Cella ( garbhagriha ) houses a Shiva - lingam . In front of the temple tower there is a rectangular forecourt separated by a wall.
Web links
- Bahulara, temple - floor plan, photo + brief information ( ASI , English)
- Bahulara, temple - photo (1872) + information (English)