Sat Deul

Sat Deul is a 10th-century temple at Deule / Sat Deule in the Memari I CD block in the Bardhaman Sadar South subdivision of the Purba Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Sat Deul
Monument of National Importance
Religion
Affiliation	Jainism
Location
Location	Sat Deule/ Deule Purba Bardhaman
State	West Bengal
Country	India
Shown within West Bengal Sat Deul (India)
Geographic coordinates	23.1536°N 88.0441°E
Architecture
Type	Rekha deul
Completed	10th century

Location

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Cities and towns in the Bardhaman Sadar South subdivision of Purba Bardhaman district M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious centre. Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Sat Deul is located at 23.1536°N 88.0441°E

Sat Deul is located east of the Durgapur Expressway (part of National Highway 19) and is approachable via the Memari-Tarakeswar Road. It is 3.5 km from Chanchai railway station on the Howrah-Bardhaman chord line. “The complex is complete with manicured lawns, flower beds and paved pathways.”[1]

Rekha deul

David J. McCutchion says that the pre-dominant traditional architectural style for temples in the western areas of Bengal in the pre-Muslim period is the tall curvilinear rekha deul 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 shikhara with chaitya mesh decoration, surmounted by a large amalaka and kalasa finial. Examples of such dilapidated deuls are still standing at Satdeula (in Bardhaman), Bahulara and Sonatapal (in Bankura) and Deulghat (in Purulia). On the brick deuls already mentioned here, plus Jatar (in 24 Parganas) and Para (in Purulia), “we find extensive and remarkably fine stucco work on carved brick”.[2]

Highlights

“This is a beautifully constructed 10th century temple which resembles the Odisha art pattern of rekh. This temple is situated in Memari-I C.D. Block.”[3]”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.[1]P.C.Dasgupta, writing in the Jain Journal 7/3: 130- 132, 1973, mentions Sat deuliya as a rare Jain icon.[4]In the List of Monuments of National Importance in West Bengal it is mentioned as a Jain brick temple.[5]

Sat Deul picture gallery

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References

1. "Sat Deul – Towering Brick Temple". Rangan Datta. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
2. McCutchion, David J., Late Mediaeval Temples of Bengal, first published 1972, reprinted 2017, pages 3,13. The Asiatic Society, Kolkata, ISBN 978-93-81574-65-2
3. "District Census Handbook, Barddhaman, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Page 125: Brief Description of Places of Religious, Historical or Archaeological Importance and Places of Tourist Interest of the District. Directorate of. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
4. "Bibliography" (PDF). page 441. Shodhganga. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
5. "List of Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains of West Bengal - Archaeological Survey of India". asi.nic.in. Retrieved 2018-08-22.

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