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Tales of terracottain Bishnupur

Brick brilliance : Shyam Rai Temple; terracotta artefacts

If you want to see the best of Bengal-style architecture, you have to come to Bishnupur in Bankura district, about 132 km from Kolkata. The beautiful terracotta temples in this town talk about a time when art & crafts, architecture, music — in the classical tradition Bishnupur gharana — and Bishnupur style of painting flourished under the Malla dynasty.

As the name suggests, Bishnupur is a centre of Vaishnavite culture. The Malla kings had embraced the religion, greatly influenced by the 15th century Bengali Vaishnavite guru, Sri Chaitanya. They built these temples dedicated to Lord Vishnu.

However, the Mallas had ruled in this area from a much earlier time. At one time, this area was also known as Mallabhum after the ruling dynasty of the Mallas (denoting ‘wrestlers’). In late 7th century, King Raghunath I founded the Malla dynasty. Later, the powerful King Jagat Malla decided to shift his kingdom to Bishnupur.

But the most powerful king of the dynasty was King Raghunath Singh Dev II, who ruled from 1626 AD. At that time, the administration of Bengal was under Shahjahan’s son Suja. He developed a close friendship with the king, and there followed a period of peace when art and music reached great heights.

The charm of the Bishnupur temples is that, they are built imitating the traditional Bengali-style houses with sloping thatched roofs. The artisans developed different styles like ek-chala (one roof), do-chala (double roofs), char-chala (four roofs) etc. The temples were richly embellished with terracotta work on panels, ceilings, walls etc.

The use of terracotta (burnt clay) had a practical reason. Bengal being mostly a floodplains country, stone was in short supply here. Hence the architects made use of the readily available clay and baked it in kilns to obtain a sturdy material for building. It was also easy to carve out decorations on this pliable material, which, till today, has survived to astound onlookers with their intricacy and beauty.

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Tales of Terracotta:

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• Terracotta refers to a glazed ceramic made out of clay. When talking about history, terracotta was used for the objects which were not structured on a potter’s wheel.
• The terracotta temple is located in Kolkata at Bishnupur in Bankura district.
• This temple has been a beautiful structure and shape.
• In the 15th century during the Malla dynasty, this temple was constructed and influenced by Bengali Vaishnavite guru, Sri Chaitanya. This temple was dedicated to Lord Vishnu.
• The terracotta figures were found by archaeologists from Pakistan, Mohenjo-Daro, etc. these figures are put in a safe place for exhibiting and research purposes.

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