what is dochala?

Dochala means double roofed structure mainly bengali hut or houses  that came into popularity during the 17th century tomb type architecture of bengal. many temples and shrines were built with dochala roof  in later period.

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The temples which are double-roofed looking like houses in Bengal are known as Dochala
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- interior. the architectural adaptation of a simple bengali hut with its dochala or chauchala roof became a significant tomb type in seventeenth century
- city. the mosque consists of a high valuated platform, a mosque with a dochala annex on the north upon the western half of the platform and a baoli or
- embedded in the east and west walls. yet the directorate restored the dochala roof on the veranda at the south of the tomb and the decorative features
- to the temple is generally via its northern door, that is of ahom type dochala. it houses a small movable idol of the goddess, a later addition, which
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