Sacred Bengal Part 2: Bansberia, Kalna and Guptipara
The idea of a trip to see the Terracotta temples of Hooghly came to me from a chance encounter with some beautiful photographs of ruined temples.The images evoked loss and desolation but also stirred ones memories and cultural roots. These photos were taken by a close friend's school mate who happened to be a Government officer with a dual passion of photography and terracotta temples. That was the start of my journey about these popularly little known and acknowledged part of Bengali heritage. My earlier trip in the autumn of 2017 took me deep into the Hooghly hinterland- historically prosperous villages, trading towns and river ports in a land of agricultural plenty. I wrote about this in my blog https://desieyeinlondon.blogspot.com/2017/10/sacred-bengal-retracing-david.html Some of the beautifully carved Terracotta temples in these villages and towns are in dire need of preservation like the Raj Rajeswar temple in Kotolpur. I was awestruck by molten gold colour of it...