Deulghata (also called Deulghat), near Baram in the Arsha (community development block) in the Purulia Sadar subdivision of the Purulia district of West Bengal , India , has ancient/ medieval temples.
11-512: Deulghata is located at 23°22′47″N 86°07′52″E / 23.3796°N 86.1311°E / 23.3796; 86.1311 Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map. Deulghata, on the bank of the Kangsabati , some 6 km south of Jaypur and about 25 km from Purulia town once had 15 temples and some small shrines, built around
22-645: A gross storage capacity of 1.04 cubic kms (36.73 tmcft). Prior to this project, an anicut dam built on the Kangsabati River near Midnapore in 1784 was the sole irrigational structure on the river. As of August 2008 , the dam provided water to just under 3,500 square kilometres (1,400 sq mi) of land. 22°55′20″N 86°46′47″E / 22.922350°N 86.779633°E / 22.922350; 86.779633 Keleghai River Keleghai River originates at Baminigram, near Dudhkundi, under Sankrail police station of Jhargram district in
33-664: 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”. There are three tall brick deuls with stucco decoration. The other temples at Deulghata, mostly of stone, have fallen down. “All
44-692: Is fine and would appear to date from the same period as that on the Bahulara and Satdeulia temples.” Kangsabati River Kangsabati River (Pron: / ˌ k æ ŋ s ə ˈ b ɑː t ɪ / ) (also variously known as the Kãsai and Cossye ) rises from the Chota Nagpur plateau in the state of West Bengal , India and passes through the districts of Purulia , Bankura , Jhargram , Paschim Medinipur and Purba Medinipur in West Bengal before draining in
55-635: The Bay of Bengal . The river's headwaters are on the Chota Nagpur Plateau in Purulia district , near the city of Jhalda , where the smaller rivers Saharjhor and Girgiri join together. From there, it passes through Bankura district , passing the towns of Purulia , Khatra and Ranibandh . At Binpur it is joined by the Bhairabbanki , and at Keshpur the river splits into two. The northern branch flows through
66-570: The Indian state of West Bengal . It flows past Keshiari , Narayangarh, Sabang and Patashpur to join the Kangsabati at Dheu bhanga under Moyna police station of Purba Medinipur district . The combined stream is called Haldi . It is 121 kilometres (75 mi) long. The steep slope of the river in Guptamani and Sankrail causes floods. The river has been so named by the Lodhas . This article about
77-463: The 9th-10th century. The Archaeological Survey of India has taken over the place that includes three tall surviving temples. In 1864–65, E.T. Dalton, Commissioner of Chhotanagpur, visited the place and found three large temples in the midst of the ruins of many more. J.D. Beglar, of the Archaeological Survey of India, also reports the three temples in 1872–73. David J. McCutchion says that
88-884: The Daspur area, where it is known as the Palashpai Canal. This branch eventually flows into the Rupnarayan River . The other branch, still called the Kangsabati, flows in a south-easterly direction. Eventually, it meets the Keleghai River , and the junction of the two forms the Haldi River , which flows into the Bay of Bengal at Haldia . In 1956, the Indian government launched the Kangsabati Irrigation Project (also called
99-579: The Kangsabati Reservoir Project) to provide water for the irrigation of Bankura , Hooghly , and Midnapore districts (the last now partitioned into Paschim Medinipur and Purba Medinipur districts). To facilitate this, Mukutmanipur Dam was constructed at the border of Purulia and Bankura districts near Mukutmanipur , creating a large reservoir. It is an earthen gravity dam with a concrete saddle spillway , standing 38 metres (125 ft) high and 10,098 m (33,130 ft) long with
110-413: The predominant 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
121-419: The three have triangular corbelled entrances with towers built up by interior corbelling. The corbelled entrance of the southern temple is high and graceful with a delicate curve. All of them have rich curved brickwork with stucco application. They depict chaityas and miniature rekha motifs. The stucco application includes scrollwork with geese and foliation, dwarfs familiar from Pala – Sena age art. The stucco
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