Sat Deul is a 10th-century temple at Deule / Sat Deule in the

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CD block in the

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of the

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in the

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Location

Sat Deul is located at Sat Deul is located east of the Durgapur Expressway (part of

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) and is approachable via the Memari-Tarakeswar Road. It is 3.5 km from

Chanchai railway station Chanchi railway station is a Kolkata Suburban Railway station on the Howrah–Bardhaman chord line operated by Eastern Railway zone of Indian Railways. It is situated at Chanchai in Purba Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Nu ...

on the Howrah-Bardhaman chord line. "The complex is complete with manicured lawns, flower beds and paved pathways."

Rekha deul

David J. McCutchion says that the predominant traditional architectural style for temples in the western areas of Bengal in the pre-Muslim period is the tall curvilinear

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and it went on developing from the late 7th century or early 8th century to around the 12th century, increasing its complexity and height but retaining its basic features. Such temples had "curvilinear with mesh decoration, surmounted by a large and

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. Examples of such dilapidated are still standing at Satdeula (in Bardhaman),

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and

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(in Bankura) and Deulghat (in Purulia). On the brick already mentioned here, plus Jatar (in 24 Parganas) and

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(in Purulia), "we find extensive and remarkably fine

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work on carved brick".

Highlights

This temple is situated in Memari-I C.D. Block.""The exterior walls of Sat Deul contains elaborate brick work decoration of floral and geometric patterns, sadly most of it has been lost." Nothing much is known about the history of the temple. However, some of the Jain designs on the walls indicate that it was possibly a Jain temple.P.C.Dasgupta, writing in the Jain Journal 7/3: 130- 132, 1973, mentions Sat deuliya as a rare Jain icon. In the

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it is mentioned as a Jain brick temple.

Sat Deul picture gallery

File:Sat Deul 6.jpg File:Sat Deul 1.jpg File:Satdeul temple.jpg, alt=, Close view of Satdeul Temple. File:Floral works on the Satdeula temple.jpg, alt=, Floral and Geometric works on the temple. File:Side view of Satdeul Temple.jpg, alt=, Intricate designs on the side of Satdeul.

References

External links

{{Jain centres in West Bengal Jain temples in West Bengal Monuments of National Importance in West Bengal Tourist attractions in Purba Bardhaman district