GAUR- PANDUA-BARONAGAR -SRIBATI
When I re-visited my Blog written after a trip to the above places in 2012, I noticed several photos are just not opening.I worked for an hour trying to re-insert the photos which were part of the blog. Yet , it was found corrupted. Hence, I have re-produced that blog under a fresh title.
A friend of mine requested me to post 15 best photographs from the ones we have taken during our trip to 'Rarh' Bengal in flickr/kodak/picassa. It is a difficult choice to make.Besides, I am slow about editing and often I work with writing blogs as a target.
Anyway, as I was progressing with listing and PSing the photos, I picked up a few from our albums for sharing the same with my friends and relatives.I started with a mosque , which I thought is the best among the Muslim terra cotta architecture we saw.
Among the work in Muslim terra cotta architecture of medieval Bengal at Gaur , I have selected two as the most representative ones :
The history of construction of this huge Masjid stares at your eyes as you come across scores of Hindu deities abounding the structure ! But, this subject can be basis of another blog. Here we celebrate the great work of the artisans of the medieval Bengal who contributed to aesthetics of our architecture.
When I re-visited my Blog written after a trip to the above places in 2012, I noticed several photos are just not opening.I worked for an hour trying to re-insert the photos which were part of the blog. Yet , it was found corrupted. Hence, I have re-produced that blog under a fresh title.
A friend of mine requested me to post 15 best photographs from the ones we have taken during our trip to 'Rarh' Bengal in flickr/kodak/picassa. It is a difficult choice to make.Besides, I am slow about editing and often I work with writing blogs as a target.
Anyway, as I was progressing with listing and PSing the photos, I picked up a few from our albums for sharing the same with my friends and relatives.I started with a mosque , which I thought is the best among the Muslim terra cotta architecture we saw.
Among the work in Muslim terra cotta architecture of medieval Bengal at Gaur , I have selected two as the most representative ones :
Lottan Masjid. 1475 AD ( 500+ years old !)
Built @ the behest of a courtesan.
Attributed to Sultan Yusuf Shah.
Slope of the roof domes,extension on the far end and terra cotta motifs very impressive.
( Photo by RC )
Pillars & Arch in a monument under restoration @ Gaur.
( In absence of notice from ASI , no details were available.)
Grand view of such displays, when all the coloured tiles were intact
can be imagined by the viewers.
Terra cotta decoration on Western wall @ Adina Masjid built by
Sultan Sikandar Shah between 1364-74 AD,
supposedly the largest in Asia.
Simply majestic !
No caption needed .
From one of the pillars of the gate to the Nave.
Terra cotta and other temples of Baronagar were overwhelming .'Char Bangla' - the complex with four temples - demonstrate the height of aesthetics this region reached during tenure of Rani Bhavani.These temples are maintained by ASI. Gangeswar temple, a little away from the Ganges is a small 'JorBangla' temple with intricate details. This one is maintained by CAST. Besides these five, which are well-known , there are a few dilapidated temples which have remarkable stucco work.
LH - Krsna kills Kansaraj as Balaram looks on & cheers. RH - Krsna kills the 'mahut' of Kubalayapeerh while Balaram tackes the elephant. Later, Krsna would kill the elephant.
Baronagar. 1755 AD . ( Photo by RC)
Ravan had a special place in the heart of the person/s who decided on depiction of Ramayana scenes in Charbangla and Gangeswar temples. Those who are interested in more on this aspect may pl open : http://www.flickr.com/photos/
Those at Sribati can be called cute. I must add that villagers of Sribati were very bitter about indifference of Govt regd. support to the maintenance efforts . They do not get even 1 rupee for removal of growth after every monsoon. These temples have panels with lots of stories to tell . Let us try to contribute to the preservation of these temples .
This panel, placed centrally above one of the arches of octagonal panel, has no figure of mythology !
The eternal battle between Shakti & Asura.
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