Bishnupur – 18th Century architecture amuses 21st Century viewers
Rashmoncho 
There are many travelled – untraveled spots inwards the province of West Bengal. It is i of the few states of Republic of Republic of India which has all - Historic monuments, beaches, mountains too jungles.
One amid them is Bishnupur, which has remained mainly an untouched goal past times the people exterior of Bengal.
Bishnupur is a little town inwards Bankura district of West Bengal, India, 132 km away from Kolkata. The uniqueness of this house is its terra cotta temples built inwards 17th too 18th Century. The architecture depicts the socio economical status of the era. Numerous big too little temples even so be inwards the city.
Five of us planned to see the house inwards Oct 2014. Kolkata to Bishnupur tin last a same twenty-four hr menses provide trip. However, nosotros wanted to pass fourth dimension inwards the serenity of Shaniniketan, therefore made the trip iii days long.
We started our route journeying at 8am alone to repent later. We missed to relish the gratis roads of Kolkata too also missed to meet the color of River Ganga during sunrise.
Never mind, nosotros crossed the hustle too bustle of cities inwards some fourth dimension too reached to the countryside which nosotros telephone band suburbs. We took Durgapur limited means route to avoid the bumpy ride of the other route. For some time, nosotros all but quietly enjoyed the fresh breeze, beauty of long stretched paddy field, white wild bloom roofing (called Kash Phool inwards Bengali blooms inwards early on Oct inwards eastern role of India) the sides of the roads.
We decided to convey our breakfast at roughly 9:00 – 9:30am after reaching a house named Shaktigarh close Burdwan city. Although entire Bengal is famous for broad diversity of sweets, this house is the originator of a sweetness named Langcha.
We noticed a unique matter there. All the eating joints (approx. 25-30 inwards number) on both sides of the route is named after the sweetness Langcha similar Langcha Dham, Langcha Bhavan, Langcha kutir etc. ( Dham, Bhavan are all synonyms “house”.)
We entered inwards i of them. Aroma of hot Kachori too Bengali white patato curry made the audio of our growling tummy quite audible. I must acknowledge that the sense of savor too enjoyment of eating local cuisine on roadside joints is unparalleled. We signed off our heavy breakfast session alongside famous Langcha.
Kids growing upwardly inwards metropolitan metropolis are to a greater extent than oftentimes than non deprived of the lovely persuasion of the nature, so they were the i enjoying every minute of the journey. Right from looking at the grazing cattle, herders sitting on a little stone alongside a stick inwards hand, men too women working inwards the field, bullock carts too many more.
It was roughly 12pm, when our vehicle entered onto the difficult road. We knew this stretch of few kilometres is going to bother us too every bit ever nosotros volition boot the bucket along complaining throughout.
However, for a modify this fourth dimension nosotros decided to concentrate to a greater extent than on the beauty of the house too less on the status of the road. And nosotros agreed that the nature’s beauty subdued the agony. We passed past times little villages, long stretched foliage, bamboo trees, little winding rivers…….
nosotros crossed Bankura town too the little station of Bishnupur.
Closer persuasion of the art 
As nosotros entered Bishnupur, started enquiring almost the means to the temples. We had an impression that beingness little house nosotros volition uncovering the means easily but to our surprise nosotros got alone i response “Which temple?”
Finally a senior individual obliged us past times showing us the route of i of the temples- Rasmoncho.. He asked us to farther enquire there. That was a fair too honest suggestion. By too so nosotros understood that in that place are numerous temples known past times dissimilar names (It is meliorate to boot the bucket along a route map to Rasmoncho - google to uncovering one, from in that place hire a withdraw too no hassle thereafter.)
During this quest, kids got bored too started showing the boredom syndrome every bit feeling hungry. But our aim was to see the spots so somehow alongside additional junk eateries chips too mutual coldness drinkable kept them occupied. Frankly speaking the concluding one-half an hr was quite annoying for the adults every bit well.
However, fatigue, anger everything vanished the minute nosotros saw the beautiful temple – our outset stop.
We hired a withdraw who took us to12 dissimilar temples each of them alongside unique fine art too dissimilar stories depicted on the walls.
We also visited i of the rarest temples of Hindu goddess kali built past times Hindu king. The idol is famous inwards the cite of CHIINOMASTA KALI (CHHINO pregnant separated; Masta came from the discussion Mastak pregnant head).
Though our eyes were stuck on the fine art of onetime century; but could non give a immature lady to the local handicraft beingness sold exterior every temple.
During this quest, kids got bored too started showing the boredom syndrome every bit feeling hungry. But our aim was to see the spots so somehow alongside additional junk eateries chips too mutual coldness drinkable kept them occupied. Frankly speaking the concluding one-half an hr was quite annoying for the adults every bit well.
However, fatigue, anger everything vanished the minute nosotros saw the beautiful temple – our outset stop.
We hired a withdraw who took us to12 dissimilar temples each of them alongside unique fine art too dissimilar stories depicted on the walls.
We also visited i of the rarest temples of Hindu goddess kali built past times Hindu king. The idol is famous inwards the cite of CHIINOMASTA KALI (CHHINO pregnant separated; Masta came from the discussion Mastak pregnant head).
Though our eyes were stuck on the fine art of onetime century; but could non give a immature lady to the local handicraft beingness sold exterior every temple.
We were quite behind our schedule, even so could non resist to purchase few articles made out of kokosnoot rhythm too burnt soil.
We had before planned to convey our luncheon at Durgapur but it was already unopen to 3pm too in that place was no means kids could convey waited for some other hour. So nosotros had our luncheon inwards i of the restaurants there.
We had before planned to convey our luncheon at Durgapur but it was already unopen to 3pm too in that place was no means kids could convey waited for some other hour. So nosotros had our luncheon inwards i of the restaurants there.
After lunch, nosotros left for our side past times side destination. We decided to come upwardly dorsum i time again to meet some other laid of 10 temples.
We concluded our journeying past times visiting shiv temple close Bardhawan railway station. It is a unique temple complex. There are 108 Lord Shiva temples, arranged inwards 2 rows too shaped similar traditional Bengali mud hut. Pious cease of a beautiful journey.
About me: My cite is Sanchita Sengupta. I convey been associated alongside apparel/fashion manufacture from past times 2 decades. Travelling, reading, Writing are my passion. I am writing travelogues since my childhood days.