page_title: Ukhra Mahanta Asthal
section_title: Temple of the Mutt
hierarchical_section_title: Ukhra Mahanta Asthal / Temple of the Mutt
caption_attribution_description: English: The main nine-pinnacled temple of Ukhra Nimbarka Peeth which houses the holy icon of Lord Krishna along with several other icons of Vaishnava deities.
context_page_description: Ukhra Nimbarka Peeth Mahanta Asthal is a 250-year-old Mutt of the Nimbarka Vaishnava Sampradaya. It is situated at Ukhra in the district of Purba Bardhaman in the state of West Bengal in India near the city of Durgapur. This Mutt has been closely associated with the Zamindars of Ukhra, the Handa family, and has served as the spiritual beacon of the area. Since its foundation this Mutt has propagated Vaishnavism of the Nimbarka Sampradaya far and wide in the area and gained many important personalities as adherents of its philosophy.
context_section_description: This Mutt’s temple is an architectural spectacle and stands as an evidence of Bengal’s old architectural style, it is a Navaratna(i.e. Nine pinnacled) temple and incorporates architectural styles of Brajbhoomi, i.e. areas centering on Mathura-Vrindavan and Bengal. The floor of the temple is unique; besides being chequered, it has British era silver coins embedded in its floor at the cross sections.
  Quite miraculously a tulasi (basil) plant grows from a crevice of the cornice of this temple serving as a testimony to the sacredness of this place consecrated by the presence of holy icons as well the saints who have spent their lives of devotion and sacrifice over here.
caption: The main nine-pinnacled temple of Ukhra Nimbarka Peeth which houses the holy icon of Lord Krishna along with several other icons of Vaishnava deities.
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