Kalna Historical Place in West Bengal

Ambika Kalna or simply Kalna is a town, a municipality and headquarters of Kalna subdivision in Bardhaman District in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is situated on the western bank of the Bhāgirathi. The town is more popularly known as Ambika Kalna, named after a very popular deity, Goddess Kali, Maa Ambika. It has numerous historical monuments such as the Rajbari (the palace) and the 108 Shiva temples. The town of Kalna, is 60 kilometres (37 mi) from Bardhaman, the district headquarters.Read More...

Kalna Temple Complex

Pratapeswar Temple

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Sandakphu Highest Peak in West Bengal of India

Sandakphu ( 3636 mt )

Sandakphu or Sandakfu (3636 m; 11,941 ft) is the highest peak in the state of West Bengal, India. It is situated at the edge of the Singalila National Park in Darjeeling district on the West Bengal-Nepal border, and is the highest point of the Singalila Ridge. Sandakphu has a small village on the peak with few hostels. Four of the five highest peaks in the world, Everest, Kangchenjunga, Lhotse and Makalu can be seen from its summit.
From Sandakphu the best view of the mountain Kangchenjunga is possible, which is known as the Sleeping Buddha or the Sleeping Shiva.

Hotels at Sandakphu

 sandakphu singalila park

 Kanchenjungha from Sandakphu

 How to reach Sandakphu

Sandakphu can be reached in two different ways, either by car or by trekking . The trekking starts from Manebhanjang via Chitire, Meghma, Tonglu, Tumling, Gairibas, Kalapokhri, Bekhe to Sandakphu. From Manebhanjang one can hire 1950's made Land Rovers which climbs up to Sandakphu and Phalut. The journey on Land Rover is not quite smooth on the rough mountain roads.

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Rasmancha Bishnupur - trip to a historical place in West Bengal

The Rasmancha is a historical building located at Bishnupur, Bankura district, West Bengal, India. It was commissioned by Malla king Vir Hambir in 1600 CE.West Bengal is a place of many tourist spots. From them Bishnupur is unique for their some character. It consist some of the ancient temples & creations, which are proud of Bengal history. The design of terracotta is also so good. If you love to know more about history so this place is best for you. In this article you can find detail information like how to reach bishnupur, where to stay, main attractios of bishnupur etc.

 

How to reach Bishnupur from Kolkata :

Bishnupur about 132 km from Kolkata. Bishnupur can be reached both by train and by bus. There is regular bases from Howarh and Kolkata to Bishnupur. By bus it is only 5 hour.

• By train : Here a time table of trains, for go to Bishnupur from Kolkata.
(1) Rupasibangla Express, departure from Howarh at 06:00 am and arrival on Bishnupur at 09:43 pm.
(2) Aranyak Express, departure from Santragachi at 07:56 am and arrival on Bishnupur at 11:13 am.
(3) Hwh Prr, departure from Howrah at 04:50 pm and arrival on Bishnupur station at 05:04 pm.
(4) Hwh Ckp Pas, departure from Howrah at 11:05 pm and arrival on Bishnupur station at 03:33 pm.

• By bus : CSTC & SBSTC buses are regularly ply between Dharmatalabus stand of Kolkata to Bishnupur.

• By road : At first come to Dankuni from Kolkata. Then take the Durgapur express way. At Ratnapur crossing turn left. Then take the Sheoraphuli - Tarakeswar road. From Tarakeswar go to Arambagh. Then go to Bishnupur.

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Wonderful Bahai Temple in The Capital City of India

The Lotus Temple of Delhi is called Bahai Temples, situated near kalka Ji.Lotus Temple is a house of Worship for every religion and best place for meditation and peace. Bahai Faith is spiritual unity of all humankind, there are eight continental Houses of Worship have been built around the world. Lotus Temple is one of them and the prominent attraction in Delhi.Read More.....

 Wonderful  Bahai Temple in India

Address:
Kamal Mandir Road
Post Shambu Dayal Bagh
Bahapur
Near Kalkaji Temple
New Delhi – 110019
Tel: 011-23389326
Visiting hours:
Tuesday to Sunday: 8.30 am – 7.00 pm
Closed on Mondays

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The Great Awakening at Mahabodhi Temple in India

The Mahabodhi Temple or Great Awakening Temple is a Buddhist temple located in the Gaya district of Bihar state. Mahabodhi Mahavihara Bodhgaya Temple is one of the ancient and most important shrines of  Buddhist in India. The site contains a Mahabodhi Tree,Lord Buddha stupa and the monastery called Bodhimanda Vihara. Mahabodhi Temple is count on one of the 7 wonders of India.Nalanda is another Historic Monuments site in the state.Address: Bodhgaya, Bihar 824231 Area: 5 ha Opened: 260 BC Architectural style: Architecture of India . Height: 55 m Phone: 0631 220 0735 Architect: Ashoka

Maha Bodhi Temple

Maha Bodhi Temple

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Hawa Mahal is Most Beautiful Historical Place in India

Hawa Mahal also Palace of Winds is situated in the heart of pink city and the capital of Rajasthan,Jaipur., India, so named because it was essentially a high screen wall built so the women of the royal household could observe street festivities while unseen from the outside. Constructed of red and pink sandstone, the palace sits on the edge of the City Palace, and extends to the zenana, or women's chambers.The structure was built in 1799 by Maharaja Sawai Pratap Singh designed by Lal Chand Ustad in the form of the crown of Krishna, the Hindu god

source:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawa_Mahal

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Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus -Victoria Terminus

Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus or Victoria Terminus is a historic railway station situated in the dream city of India Mumbai,Maharashtra. Victoria Terminus is one of the most busiest railway station in India and headquarters of the Central Railways. Taj Mahal Palace Mumbai, a five-star hotel is another Historical Monuments located in Mumbai city.Designed by Frederick William Stevens with influences from Victorian Italianate Gothic Revival architecture and traditional Mughal buildings, the station was built in 1887 in the Bori Bunder area of Bombay to commemorate the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria.

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Historical Place of ITACHUNA RAJBARI

The other name for Itachuna Rajbari is ' Bargee Danga'. The term has been derived from Bargee , which was a name given by the bengali's to the Maratha warriors. There was a time when Maratha's attacked Bengal repeatedly to collect Chauth, which was 1/4th of the tax that was to be paid by the Nawab of Bengal( Sub-e-dar), Bihar and Orissa. Apocryphally, after Aurangzeb the downfall of Mughal empire had started. The Bargee's attacked under the the guidance of Bhaskar Pandit and Raghuji Bhosle from 1742-1752. Katwa , near Hooghly was made the early centre which was later changed to Medinipur.

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How to reach ITACHUNA RAJBARI at KHANYAN

By Car : From Kolkata go Straight to Durgapur Expressway via Dakhineswar or Vidyasagar setu. After driving for around 1 hr you will cross Azadhind Dhaba and then Hindusthan Hotel on the left, take the next left exit and turn right under the bridge, this is Bosipur, now drive straight towards Halusai which is 19 kms from Bosipur, take left towards Khanyan Railway Station. After 10 mins drive from Halusai, ITACHUNA RAJBARI is on the left hand side of the road.

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Taj Mahal Agra India

Taj Mahal

Taj Mahal was built in 22 years (1631-1653) with the orders of Shah Jahan and it was dedicated to Mumtaz Mahal (Arjumand Bano Begum), the wife of Shah. 20.000 workers labored and 32 crore rupees were spent during the construction of the monument and it was built according to Islamic architecture.Visits more-www.tajmahal.com

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