Naba Kailash Mandir

Naba Kailash Mandir
নব কৈলাশ মন্দির
Panoramaic View of Nava Kailash Temple
Panoramaic view of Naba Kailash Temple
Religion
AffiliationHinduism
DistrictPurba Bardhaman
DeityShiva
FestivalMaha Shivaratri
Location
LocationKalna City
StateWest Bengal
CountryIndia
Geographic coordinates23°13′13″N 88°21′44″E / 23.2204139°N 88.3621906°E / 23.2204139; 88.3621906
Architecture
TypeBengal temple architecture
StyleChala Style
FounderMaharaja Teja Chandra Bahadur
Date established1809
Completed1809; 215 years ago (1809)

Naba Kailash Mandir is a Shiva temple in Kalna City of Purba Bardhaman district, West Bengal. The temple structure consists of a combination of two concentric circles with a total of 108 small temples, each of temple is dedicated to Shiva. It represents the constellation of a bead, and the walls of this temple depict episodes from Mahabharata and Ramayana and many hunting scenes. There are seventy-four temples in the outer circle and thirty-four temples in the inner circle, which are built according to mythology.[1] Each of these 108 temples has a Shiva linga. Each Shiva linga in the inner circle, Symbolizing Sadashiva, is white, while half of the Shiva linga in the outer circle, symbolizing Rudra, is black, and the other half is white.[2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference telegraphindia1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Das, Bibekananda (1999). কালনা মহকুমার প্রত্নতত্ত্ব ও ধর্মীয় সংস্কৃতির ইতিবৃত্ত. Kolkata: Pharma KLM Pvt. p. 71.