Monday, July 12, 2010

INTERIOR DECORATION WITH TERRACOTTA WORK




Beautiful interior decoration of Bari Mosque, seen one Used gate.

INSIDE BARI MOSQUE, CHOTA PANDUA, HOOGHLY




BARI MOSQUE AT CHOTA PANDUA, HOOGHLY

Bari Mosque
The long rectangular Bari Mosque with a TWENTY ONE (21) arched facade used small domes on brick pendentives to form SIXTY SIX bays. Two rows of FORTY FOUR(44) basalt pillars of the earlier structure divide the mosque in three aisless,each of twenty one bays having brick carved Mihrabs on the Quibla wall.

BARI MOSQUE & MINAR AT CHOTA PANDUA, HOOGHLY

Minar near Bari Mosque
In Chota Pandua,a 140 feet high tower was a part of the town's principal mosque called Bari Masjid and displayed the power of ruling class and aimed at propagating the new religion of Islam ( Early 14th century )

Monday, July 5, 2010

HANSHESWARI TEMPLE, BANSBERIA


Hansheswari temple was started by Raja Narsinghdeo in1801 & was completed in1814.This is 21 m high structure of brick,wood & stone dedicated to Incarnation of Goddess Kali.This temple is built according to Tantric principals.
This is a Temple complex having Ananta Vasudeva Temple beside it. Protected by ASI.