Chandrakona Jorbangla Temple
Chandrakona Jorbangla Temple is a 17th-century stone built temple at Dakshinbazar, Chandrakona in Ghatal subdivision of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal, India. Geography. Chandrakona Jorbangla Temple is located at . The temple. David J. McCutchion says, “the basic forms of Bengal hut style temples may go back to time immemorial… in construction all these "char-chala" and "at-chala" temples belong to a post-Muslim tradition.” The "jor-bangla" possibly developed from the "ek-bangla", which along with the terracotta, was popular in the construction of "mazars" and "darghas". Chandrakona has one of the earliest "jor -bangla" temples. McCutchion describes the Chandrakona Jorbangla temple as a standard "jorbangla", laterite built, with extensive stucco, measuring 28’ 4” x 26’, built possibly in the 17th century. “The "Jor Bangla" temple style involves two structures that resemble the traditional village huts of Bengal, one that serves as a porch in front of the other, which serves as a shrine.” It is believed to have been built by the Bhan kings and has been renovated by the West Bengal State Archaeology department. Chandrakona Jorbangla temple is a state protected monument.