This paper is published in Volume-7, Issue-6, 2021
Area
Indian Traditional Art & Architecture
Author
Priyaranjan Behera
Org/Univ
Presidency University, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Pub. Date
31 December, 2021
Paper ID
V7I6-1313
Publisher
Keywords
Terracotta, Plaque, Temple Architecture, Decorative Motifs & Heritage

Citationsacebook

IEEE
Priyaranjan Behera. The glory of traditional terracotta temple town "Bishnupur", International Journal of Advance Research, Ideas and Innovations in Technology, www.IJARIIT.com.

APA
Priyaranjan Behera (2021). The glory of traditional terracotta temple town "Bishnupur". International Journal of Advance Research, Ideas and Innovations in Technology, 7(6) www.IJARIIT.com.

MLA
Priyaranjan Behera. "The glory of traditional terracotta temple town "Bishnupur"." International Journal of Advance Research, Ideas and Innovations in Technology 7.6 (2021). www.IJARIIT.com.

Abstract

The temple town “Bishnupur” is one of the oldest famous and very important places in West Bengal, India. The popular town is located in the Bankura district. It is culturally, artistically, and historically interesting and large enough to be noticed because of the Terracotta Temple. There are especially few Terracotta temples, which are very much fascinating with their decorative ornamentation style of monumental architecture. As historians have been noticed these temples were built by the Malla Dynasty. The Malla rulers were the believer and followers of Lord Vishnu, so they built many iconic monumental temples in this area. Due to this the temple town was famous with the name of “Bishnupur”. During the construction of temples, the artisans opted for local material like Terracotta and plaques which is available easily in the surrounded area. Particularly terracotta plaques fixed on temples comprise valuable elements for reconstructing the mythological, historical and socio-cultural heritage. The decorative temples have been made based on Mythological stories. Those fixed Terracotta plaques on the temples always remind and convey the stories of Ramayana and Mahabharata. The iconic monumental architectural temples have incredible vibes and it gives the impression of those earlier artisans who have sculpted are respected today. The style of architecture and the ornamentation of the temples of this area reveals the aristocracy of the artisan. The temple town is famous all around the world which fascinates the tourists to visit and enjoy the charm and beauty of this monumental terracotta temple. It also has different verity temples in numbers. If we start to differentiate the architecture of the terracotta temple of Radh Bengal, it has four categories like Chala, Ratna, Deul, and Dalan (Roy, 1998: 57). This area has a high value in the archeological survey, in our society as well as the Indian cultural heritage. In this paper, the subjects would be presented about the style, types, decorative motifs, and themes of the terracotta temples of the Bishnupur area.