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HomeMonuments › Ancient mound known as Varahamihirer Dhipi comprised in survey plot Nos. 1506, 1511, 1510, 1513, 1514, 1516 and part of survey plot Nos. 1507, 1509, 1512, 1508, 1515, 1517, 1518 and 1522 of mauza Deulia and survey plot No. 628 and part of survey plot Nos. 626 and 1622 of mauza Kaukepara

Ancient mound known as Varahamihirer Dhipi comprised in survey plot Nos. 1506, 1511, 1510, 1513, 1514, 1516 and part of survey plot Nos. 1507, 1509, 1512, 1508, 1515, 1517, 1518 and 1522 of mauza Deulia and survey plot No. 628 and part of survey plot Nos. 626 and 1622 of mauza Kaukepara

एंशिएंट माउंड नोन ऐज़ वराहमिहिरेर धिपि कम्प्राइज़्ड इन सर्वे प्लॉट नोज़. 1506, 1511, 1510, 1513, 1514, 1516 एंड पार्ट ऑफ सर्वे प्लॉट नोज़. 1507, 1509, 1512, 1508, 1515, 1517, 1518 एंड 1522 ऑफ मौज़ा देउलिया एंड सर्वे प्लॉट नं. 628 एंड पार्ट ऑफ सर्वे प्लॉट नोज़. 626 एंड 1622 ऑफ मौज़ा कौकेपारा
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Kolkata Sub-Circle

About this monument

Excavated by the University of Calcutta between 1956-57 and 1966-67, the site forms part of the fortified site of Chandraketu’s Fort and reveals occupational levels ranging from pre-Mauryan to Pala period. Particularly remarkable among the excavated remains is the foundation of a brick-built temple which was a near contemporary of the temple at Rakshakali, Chiruti, in the Murshidabad and is datable during the 6th-7th centuries A.D.

Site plan

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Site plan from the ASI Inventory of Monuments and Sites of National Importance, Vol. VII Part IV, Kolkata Circle (2015).

Photographs

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Visitor Amenities

Facilities available here.

  • Drinking Water (Tube Well)
  • Cultural Notice Board (CNB) in English, Hindi and Bengali
  • Protection Notice Board
  • Benches for sitting

Source: ASI Kolkata Circle — Monument Site-wise Amenities List.

Gazette Notification

Statutory notification declaring this a centrally protected monument.

Preliminary Notification
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Final Notification
5 pages · 0.52 MB
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Location & Map

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Location supplied by the Circle.

Locality
Deulia & Kaukipara, North 24 Parganas
Coordinates
22° 41′ 51″ N, 88° 41′ 18″ E
Sub-circle
Kolkata Sub-Circle
Category
Protected Site
Gazette Sl. No.
62
Access
Free entry
Airport
N.S.C.B.I. Airport, Dum Dum
Railway station
Haroa
Bus station
Berachampa
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