Palpara

Palpara is a small village located in Nadia district in the state of West Bengal, India. It comes under Chakdaha municipality and Chakdah police station. The Palpara railway station is 59 km from Sealdah station. Palpara is famous for its 17th-century Terracotta Kali temple which is now comes under the supervision of Archaeological Survey of India (ASI).[1]

Palpara
Neighbourhood
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Coordinates: 23.069°N 88.521°E / 23.069; 88.521
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Nadia
Elevation	11 m (36 ft)
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Lok Sabha constituency	Ranaghat
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Chakdaha

Education

There are two high schools at Palpara. One Secondary School, Palpara Vidyamandir and one H.S School, Bhawanipur Sukanta Vidyaniketan.[2] There is a Law college near Palpara named J.R.S.E.T. College of Law.

Culture

Durgapuja, Kali puja, Saraswati puja are widely celebrated. The Muslims celebrate Eid in Palpara.

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  A DurgaPuja Pandal at Palpara
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  A Durga Puja pandal at Palpara

David J. McCutchion mentions the Palpara temple (26’ x 21’) as possibly a 17th-century structure. The A.S.I. has brought the roof to a point. [3]

Palpara temple gallery

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  Pic taken in 2013
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  Pic taken in 2016
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  Front door decoration
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  Front arch panel
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  Pic taken in 2018
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  Terracotta lotus medallion
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  ASI description

References

1. Archaeological Survey of India. "Alphabetical List of Monuments - West Bengal". asi.nic.in. Archived from the original on 6 November 2017. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
2. "Palpara Vidyamanadir School". icbse.com. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
3. McCutchion, David J., Late Mediaeval Temples of Bengal, first published 1972, reprinted 2017, page 31. The Asiatic Society, Kolkata, ISBN 978-93-81574-65-2

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