Nanda Dirghi Vihara Museum

With West Bengal Heritage Commission

Construction of new museum building and conservation work for the Buddhist Vihara under way

Viewing terraces on the first and second floors

Detailed drawing of the museum building front elevation

Detailed drawing of the museum building front elevation

Vernacular typology of Jagjivanpur area

Upper corner left – copper plate inscription about Nanda Dirghi Vihara discovered by a local farmer while tilling his land in 1987, along with other artefacts, terracotta panels, and a plan of the 9th century Buddhist monastery-cum-fortress