Bengal temple architecture

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Bengal temple architecture is about temple styles developed and used in Bengal, particularly the chala, ratna and dalan temples.

Classification of Bengal Temple Architecture

Char Bangla group of temples at Baranagar in Murshidabad district are examples of ek-bangla temples

Jor Bangla temple at Bishnupur, Bankura district

Char-chala temple at Palpara, Nadia district

Chala Style

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Chala Style is a style of Bengal temple architecture, that originated in Bengal from the 15th centuries. Originating as a regional style in Hindu temple architecture. The main features of this style are curved tops and cornices. Chala-style temples in West Bengal were made of mud walls and thatched roofs. But, in East Bengal it was built with bamboo structures and thatched roofs.

Char-chala Rudreshwar Charchala temple at Matiari in Nadia district, West Bengal

The Nandadulal Jiu Mandir, Chandannagar, West Bengal, India.

Jor-bangla Siddheshwari Kali Temple at Kalna City in West Bengal.

Jor-Bangla Temple (c. 1655), Bishnupur, West Bengal, India.