West Bengal
Purba Bardhaman district
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Sights to see
Pandu Rajar Dhibi
“Archaeological site in West Bengal, India”
Pandu Rajar Dhibi in the valley of the river Ajay is an Archaeological site in Ausgram II block in the Sadar North subdivision of Purba Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It was the first Chalcolithic site discovered in West Bengal. It was excavated by a team led by Paresh Chandra Dasgupta. The common man believes that the main mound at Pandu Rajar Dhibi is associated with King Pandu mentioned in the epic Mahabharata, hence the name came into being from the folklore.
Siddheshwari Kali temple
“Hindu temple in West Bengal, India”
Siddheshwari Kali Mandir is a Śākta temple in Kalna City in Purba Bardhaman district of West Bengal. The Hindu goddess Kali or Kalika is worshiped in the form of Siddheshwari in this temple. Built by Chitrasen Roy, a zamindar of Burdwan, the temple stands near the banks of the Bhagirathi-Hooghly river in the northeastern part of the city. The temple is a great example of Jor-bangla architecture; established in the fifth decade of the 18th century.
Kalikapur Zamindar palace
“Kalikapur Palace in Purba Burdhaman, West Bengal, India”
Kalikapur Rajbari also called Saat Mahala Bari is a large historic mansion with seven parts. It is a heritage palace in Kalikapur, in Purba Burdhaman district. Kalikapur is about 175 km northwest of Kolkata and near Santiniketan, West Bengal, India. The palace built in 1819, is actually an addition to a palace built in the next village of Maukhira, which still exists.
Christ Church, Bardhaman
“Church in West Bengal”
Christ Church Bardhaman is the oldest Church of undivided Bardhaman district. It is situated beside Grand Trunk Road in Bardhaman in the Indian state of West Bengal. The building was declared as heritage site by West Bengal Heritage Commission.
Attahas Shaktipeeth
“Shakta pitha in West Bengal”
Attahas is a temple in Labhpur in Birbhum district, West Bengal, India. It is one of the 51 Shakta pithas at which it is believed the body parts and jewelry of the Hindu goddess Shakti fell to Earth.
Sat Deul
“Temple in West Bengal, India”
Sat Deul is a 10th-11th century temple at Deule / Sat Deule in the Memari I CD block in the Bardhaman Sadar South subdivision of the Purba Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Twin temples
“Two temples in Baidyapur”
Baidyapur Jora Deul is a 16th-century temple at Baidyapur in the Kalna II CD block in the Kalna subdivision of the Purba Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Other districts in West Bengal
Photo credits
- Attahas Shaktipeeth: Pinakpani · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons