Naba Kailash Mandir

Highlights

• Naba Kailash Mandir is a Shiva temple in Kalna City of Purba Bardhaman district, West Bengal, India.
• The temple structure, completed in 1809, consists of a combination of two concentric circles with a total of 108 small temples, each dedicated to Shiva.
• It represents the number of beads on a japamala, and the walls of this temple depict episodes from Mahabharata and Ramayana and many hunting scenes.
• There are seventy-four temples in the outer circle and thirty-four temples in the inner circle.
• Each of these 108 temples has a Shiva linga.

Dress Code

Modest, respectful clothing is expected at this site.

Architecture

• •Naba Kailash Mandir has 108 Shiva temples arranged in two geometric circle.
• •Among these temples arranged in two circles, 74 are located in the outer circle and a total of 34 in the inner circle, with an additional temple on the western side of the outer circle.
• •All the 108 temples, forming two circles, are built in At-chala style of architecture.
• •The inner circle has a circumference of about 336 feet (102 m) and the outer circle has a circumference of about 710 feet (220 m).

Temple Layout

• •Naba Kailash Mandir has 108 Shiva temples arranged in two geometric circle.
• •Among these temples arranged in two circles, 74 are located in the outer circle and a total of 34 in the inner circle, with an additional temple on the western side of the outer circle.
• •All the 108 temples, forming two circles, are built in At-chala style of architecture.
• •The inner circle has a circumference of about 336 feet (102 m) and the outer circle has a circumference of about 710 feet (220 m).

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