Global InformationNaba Kailash Mandir information
| Naba Kailash Mandir | |
|---|---|
নব কৈলাশ মন্দির | |
 Panoramaic view of Naba Kailash Temple | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Hinduism |
| District | Purba Bardhaman |
| Deity | Shiva |
| Festival | Maha Shivaratri |
| Location | |
| Location | Kalna City |
| State | West Bengal |
| Country | India |
| Geographic coordinates | 23°13′13″N 88°21′44″E / 23.2204139°N 88.3621906°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Bengal temple architecture |
| Style | Chala Style |
| Founder | Maharaja Teja Chandra Bahadur |
| Date established | 1809 |
| Completed | 1809 |
Naba Kailash Mandir is a Shiva temple in Kalna City of Purba Bardhaman district, West Bengal. The temple structure consists of a combination of two concentric circles with a total of 108 small temples, each of temple is dedicated to Shiva. It represents the constellation of a bead, 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, which are built according to mythology.[1] Each of these 108 temples has a Shiva linga. Each Shiva linga in the inner circle, Symbolizing Sadashiva, is white, while half of the Shiva linga in the outer circle, symbolizing Rudra, is black, and the other half is white.[2]
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