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●Draft Heritage Bye-Laws ●THE ANCIENT MONUMENTS AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES AND REMAINS (AMENDMENT AND VALIDATION) ACT, 2010 ●ANCIENT MONUMENTS AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES AND REMAINS RULES 1959 ●NMA Rules Final by PMO 24.12.2010 ●National Monument Authority Rules

Monuments & Sites

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Open heritage sites across the Circle

Bishnupur Sub-Circle (35)

The Malla temple-town of Bishnupur and the terracotta and stone temples of the Bankura–Purulia belt.

Purulia Free entry

Old Temple at Banda (Deul)

ओल्ड टेम्पल एट बांदा (लोकली नोन ऐज़ देउल) टुगेदर विथ एडजेसेन्ट लैंड कम्प्राइज्ड इन सर्वे प्लॉट नंबर्स 392, 391, 857 एंड 858

It is a rekha deul of triratha variety in sand stone. The ground plan is star shaped. Internally the cella...

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Purba Medinipur Free entry

Tamluk Rajbati

तामलुक राजबटी

The Tamluk Rajbati complex has a wide courtyard within a walled enclosure. The left and right wings of the building...

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Paschim Medinipur Free entry

Temples of Bandyopadhyay family

बंद्योपाध्याय परिवार के मंदिर

The temple complex of the Bandyopadhyaya family includes three east facing Pancharatna temples of Siva. On the walls of these...

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Paschim Medinipur Free entry

Sitala Temples

सीतला मन्दिर

The Sitala temple, a dilapidated structure recently restored by the Archaeological Survey of India, stands on the eastern end of...

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Paschim Medinipur Free entry

Nava Ratna Temple Complex

नवा रत्ना मन्दिर परिसर

On the bank of the river Kansai is a massive navaratna temple. The temple, facing east, has founded by the...

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Paschim Medinipur Free entry

Karambera Fort

करामबेरा फोर्ट

At the village is to be found a sikhara type laterite temple facing north. The foundation inscription, almost eroded, records...

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Paschim Medinipur Free entry

John Pierce’s tomb

जॉन पियर्सेज़ टॉम्ब

The tomb of John Pearce is in an enclosed burial ground at Sekpura. Pearce was the collector of the then...

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Paschim Medinipur Free entry

Dharmaraj Temple

धर्मराज मन्दिर

The temple stands on the northern bank of the river Kansai. The south facing temple has a pancharatna plan. The...

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Bankura Free entry

The temple of Shyam Sundar

द टेम्पल ऑफ श्याम सुंदर

The brick-built ekaratna temple has its face turned to the south. It has a verandah with triple-arched façade each on...

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Bankura Free entry

The temple of Ratneswar

द टेम्पल ऑफ रत्नेश्वर

The laterite temple, built on a cruciform plan, belongs to the nagara style. It faces south and supports on its...

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Bankura Free entry

The temple of Radha Damodar Jew

द टेम्पल ऑफ राधा दामोदर ज्यू

The laterite temple, facing south, belongs to the nagara-sikhara type. It is pancharatha in plan. The rathas are carried upto...

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Bankura Free entry

The rock inscription of Chandra Varman

द रॉक इन्स्क्रिप्शन ऑफ चंद्रा वर्मन

In a cave in the Susunia Hill two rockcut inscriptions were noticed. The inscriptions record that Chandravarman, the son of...

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Bankura Free entry

Stone Chariot

स्टोन चैरियट

A beautiful model of a wooden chariot in laterite stands close to the gate of the almost lost fort of...

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Bankura Free entry

Small Gateway of Fort

स्मॉल गेटवे ऑफ फोर्ट

It was an archway extended from south to north. It has heavy battlemented parapet on the east and west. The...

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Bankura Free entry

Sareswar Temple

सारेश्वर टेम्पल

At Dihar two temples stand on the western bank of the Darakeswar. One of them to the north of the...

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Bankura Free entry

Saileswar Temple

शैलेश्वर टेम्पल

At Dihar two temples stand on the western bank of the Darakeswar. One of them to the north of the...

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Bankura Free entry

Radhashyam Temple

राधाश्याम टेम्पल

The temple is of the ekaratna type. The medium of its construction is laterite. Situated to the south of the...

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Bankura Free entry

Radhamadhab Temple

राधामाधव टेम्पल

Belonging to the group of temples located to the south of the Lal bandh stands the impressive laterite temple of...

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Bankura Free entry

Radhagobinda Temple

राधागोबिंदा टेम्पल

The ekaratna temple facing east and built of laterite blocks, is situated in the vicinity of Lal-bandh. The temple has...

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Bankura Free entry

Radha Damodar Temple

राधा दामोदर मंदिर

This Navaratna (nine towered) Temple was built by the Pal family of the village in 1855 A.D. The Temple has...

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Bankura Free entry

Radhabinode Temple

राधाबिनोद टेम्पल

This east facing temple is one of the two atchala temples of Bishnupur. It is situated in the Khar Bangla...

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Bankura Free entry

Patpur Temple

पाटपुर टेम्पल

At a place on the eastern side of Krishnaband stands the ekaratna temple built of laterite. On either side of...

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Bankura Free entry

Nanda Lal Temple

नंदा लाल टेम्पल

A laterite structure, the temple is of the ekaratna type. It is situated to the north of the Lalbandh. This...

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Bankura Free entry

Muralimohan Temple

मुरलीमोहन टेम्पल

This laterite temple stands facing south and shows some differences from other ekaratna temples. Here the three arched openings are...

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Bankura Free entry

Maleswar Temple

मालेश्वर टेम्पल

The temple, according to its foundation inscription, was built by Vira Saha (wrongly read by many as Vira Simha) in...

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Bankura Free entry

Madanmohan Temple

मदनमोहन टेम्पल

This brick built temple on a large laterite plinth was erected to enshrine the tutelary deity of the Mallas. Among...

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Bankura Free entry

Madan-Gopal Temple

मदन-गोपाल टेम्पल

The temple is the only pancharatna temple built entirely of laterite. Of its five ratnas, the central one is octagonal...

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Bankura Free entry

Lalji Temple

लालजी टेम्पल

The temple, a laterite construction, is of the ekaratna type. It faces south with triple arched façade on all of...

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Bankura Free entry

Kala Chand Temple

काला चंद टेम्पल

The temple is built of laterite stone. It belongs to the ekaratna category with a tall single ratna in the...

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Bankura Free entry

Jora Mandir

जोरा मंदिर

In close proximity of the Lal bandh stand one small and two big temples. The entire complex is known as...

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Bankura Free entry

Gokulchand Temple

गोकुलचंद टेम्पल

The laterite temple, facing east, belongs to the pancharatna type. It is very significant for several reasons. Firstly, it is...

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Bankura Free entry

Gate of Old Fort

गेट ऑफ ओल्ड फोर्ट

It is a gate-house build in laterite and provided with battlemented parapet. Access to the fortified city was available through...

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Bankura Free entry

Dalmadal Gun and the platform on which it is mounted

डालमाडल गन एंड द प्लेटफॉर्म ऑन विच इट इज़ माउंटेड

This is a big cannon believed to have been fired by the city deity Madanmohan to save the Malla capital...

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Bankura Free entry

Brindaban Chandra Temple

बृंदाबनचंद्र मंदिर

This Temple is enclosed within a laterite boundary wall which has four corner towers is a classical example of the...

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Bankura Free entry

Ancient Temple, Bahulara

एंशिएंट टेम्पल, बहुलारा

The temple, originally contained the deul (sanctuary) and a mandapa (assembly hall). At present only the deul is standing. The...

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Kalna Sub-Circle (22)

The temple clusters of Purba Bardhaman, Birbhum and the Damodar valley.

Purba Bardhaman Free entry

The two ancient temples (joined together).

द टू एंशिएंट टेम्पल्स (जॉइन्ड टुगेदर)

The brick-built temple, facing east, consists of a deul and a mandapa. The deul has a tall ridged sikhara which...

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Purba Bardhaman Free entry

The tombs of Bahram Sakka, Sher Afgan and Nawab Kutabuddin.

द टॉम्ब्स ऑफ बहराम सक्का, शेर अफगान एंड नवाब कुताबुद्दीन

The tomb of Sher Afghan, Governor of Barddhaman and first husband of Mehr-un-Nissa (Nur Zahan, later wife of Emperor Jahangir)...

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Purba Bardhaman Free entry

Jain Brick Temple known as Sat-Deul together with adjacent land comprised in survey plot No. 3134, 3135, 3151, 3154, 3155, 3156, 3156/3744 and 3157.

जैन ब्रिक टेम्पल नोन ऐज़ सत-देउल टुगेदर विथ एडजेसेन्ट लैंड कम्प्राइज्ड इन सर्वे प्लॉट नंबर्स 3134, 3135, 3151, 3154, 3155, 3156, 3156/3744 एंड 3157

This brick-built temple, now deserted, appears to have once enshrined a Jaina divinity. A number of Jaina sculptures were discovered...

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Purba Bardhaman Free entry

Group of Temples (12 Nos. Temples)

ग्रुप ऑफ टेम्पल्स (12 नंबर्स टेम्पल्स)

The temple is one of the profusely decorated dalan-type temples of Bengal. It has an oblong verandah behind which is...

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Purba Bardhaman Free entry

Ancient site and remains of Pandurajar Dhipi comprised in part of Survey plot No. 20.

एंशिएंट साइट एंड रिमेन्स ऑफ पांडुराजार ढिपी कम्प्राइज्ड इन पार्ट ऑफ सर्वे प्लॉट नंबर 20

The site was partially excavated though not scientifically by the Directorate of Archaeology, Government of West Bengal. The excavators noticed...

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Purba Bardhaman Free entry

Ancient mound comprised in Survey Plot Nos. 571, 571/965, 2215 and 2216.

सर्वेक्षण प्लाट संख्या 571, 571/965, 2215 और 2216 में समाविष्ट प्राचीन स्तूप

The site was jointly excavated by the Archaeological Survey of India and Burdwan University. The excavators found at the site...

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Paschim Bardhaman Free entry

The Stone Temple

द स्टोन टेम्पल

The temple was once externally square nestling an oblong sanctum with an oblong verandah in front. The latter had a...

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Paschim Bardhaman Free entry

The Rudreswar Temple

द रुद्रेश्वर टेम्पल

Both laterite and sandstone were used in the construction of this temple. It is built on a cruciform plan and...

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Paschim Bardhaman Free entry

The group of four ancient temples

द ग्रुप ऑफ फोर एंशिएंट टेम्पल्स

The Begunia group consists of four temples. Smallest and oldest of them is the Siddhesvara. All of them are built...

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Paschim Bardhaman Free entry

Temple of Ichai Ghosh (Pre. Notification) /Temple of Ichai Ghose (Final Notification)

टेम्पल ऑफ इचाई घोष (प्री. नोटिफिकेशन) / टेम्पल ऑफ इचाई घोसे (फाइनल नोटिफिकेशन)

The temple is brick-built and faces east. It has a cruciform plan and a towering sikhara rising perpendicularly before taking...

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Paschim Bardhaman Free entry

The area situated between the road to Amlajore and the river Damodar comprising plots Nos. 823, 836, 837, 841 and 872

द एरिया सिचुएटेड बिटवीन द रोड टू अमलाजोर एंड द रिवर दामोदर कम्प्राइजिंग प्लॉट नंबर्स 823, 836, 837, 841 एंड 872

The site was excavated by local ameture archaeologist during 1938. Excavated materials include stone celts, pottery and beads of semi-precious...

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Nadia Free entry

Ruins of Fort

रुइन्स ऑफ फोर्ट

The mound is locally known as Ballaldhipi. During 1982-88, the Kolkata Circle of Archaeological Survey of India conducted excavation at...

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Hooghly Free entry

The Mosque and Tombs

द मॉस्क एंड टॉम्ब्स

The site is situated on the G.T. Road not far from the Adi Saptagram Rly. Station (E.Rly.). The site possesses...

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Hooghly Free entry

The Mosque

द मॉस्क

The Bari Masjid is one of the earliest and largest mosques in Bengal. It is a long low building divided...

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Hooghly Free entry

The Minar

द मिनार

The Minar, an architecturally interesting monument, rises in four gradually diminishing disproportionate storyes which are placed one above the other...

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Hooghly Free entry

The group of temples known as Brindaban Chandra’s Math

द ग्रुप ऑफ टेम्पल्स नोन ऐज़ ब्रिंदाबन चंद्राज़ मठ

The group comprises three Vaishnavite temples, viz. Chaitanyadeva, Ramachandra and Vrindabanchandra. The Chaitanyadeva Temple is considered to be the earliest...

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Hooghly Free entry

Mounds

माउंड्स

It is a potential site awaiting extensive excavation. Such a venture requires the removal of the houses raised over it....

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Birbhum Free entry

The two mounds to the north of the village Bhadeshwar

द टू माउंड्स टू द नॉर्थ ऑफ द विलेज भादेश्वर

Local people believe that under one of the mounds are buried the ruins of the palace of King Bhadrasana. The...

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Birbhum Free entry

The temple of Radha Binode commonly known as Joydeb

द टेम्पल ऑफ राधा बिनोदे कॉमनली नोन ऐज़ जॉयदेब

It is a brick built ‘Navaratna’ temple standing on a low plinth having a square sanctum cella and a storey...

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Birbhum Free entry

The temple of Basuli and the mound together with fourteen other temples near them containing the “Linga” image of Siva

द टेम्पल ऑफ बसुली एंड द माउंड टुगेदर विथ फोर्टीन अदर टेम्पल्स नियर देम कंटेनिंग द “लिंगा” इमेज ऑफ शिवा

The place is famous as it is traditionally believed to be thebirth place of the late medieval poet Chandidas. The...

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Birbhum Free entry

The Temple and Rasmancha

द टेम्पल एंड रासमंच

This is the finest and oldest atchala temple in the Birbhum District. The temple stands on a laterite foundation and...

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Birbhum Free entry

The old temple of Dharmaraj

द ओल्ड टेम्पल ऑफ धर्मराज

It is a birbhum variant plain stone temple having sharp corners and tapering sikhara. From two Bengali dedicatory plaques fixed...

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Kolkata Sub-Circle (19)

Colonial-era and riverine monuments of Kolkata, Hooghly and the 24 Parganas.

South 24 Parganas Free entry

The temple at Jhater Deul

द टेम्पल एट झाटेर देउल

The Deul i.e. temple is traditionally connected with an inscription (not traceable now) of one Raja Jayantachandra purported to have...

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North 24 Parganas Free entry

Warren Hasting’s House

वारेन हेस्टिंग्स हाउस

The impressive double storeyed building, now in a badly dilapidated state, represents a fine specimen of colonial architecture prevalent during...

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North 24 Parganas Free entry

26 Siva Temples

26 शिव मंदिर

Sri Ramhari Biswas and Pandit Ramkrishna Biswas, the then landlords of Khardaha, built this complex of 26 temples of Siva...

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North 24 Parganas Free entry

Clive’s House known as Barakothi

क्लाइवस हाउस जो बड़ा कोठी के नाम से मशहूर है

The building is situated on a raised ground detached from the surrounding area. Once a Portuguese or Dutch factory was...

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North 24 Parganas Free entry

Chandra Ketu’s Fort (Pre. Notification) Fort of Chandraketu (Final Notification)

चंद्र केतुज़ फोर्ट (प्री. नोटिफिकेशन) फोर्ट ऑफ चंद्रकेतु (फाइनल नोटिफिकेशन)

The site, known as Chandraketu’s Fort, a legend without any basis, has severely disturbed mud rampart. The University of Calcutta...

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North 24 Parganas Free entry

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

Excavated by the University of Calcutta between 1956-57 and 1966-67, the site forms part of the fortified site of Chandraketu’s...

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Nadia Free entry

The temple

द टेम्पल

This is a brick-built charchala temple resting on a raised plinth and being embellished with exquisite terracotta ornamentation. The ornamentation...

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Kolkata Free entry

St. John’s Church

सेंट जॉन्स चर्च

The Church, the first Anglican Cathedral of Kolkata, stands at the crossing of the Hastings Street and Council House Street....

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Kolkata Free entry

Old Building of the Asiatic Society

एसियाटिक सोसायटी का पुराना भवन

The Asiatic Society was founded by Sir William Jones in 15.1.1784 to enhance and further the cause of Oriental Research....

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Kolkata Free entry

Maghen David Synagogue

मेगहेन डेविड सिनेगॉग

This synagogue (place of worship of Jewish Congregation) is the largest among such monuments in the east. The synagogue was...

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Kolkata Free entry

Currency Building

करेंसी बिल्डिंग

This handsome three-storeyed building was designed in Italian style with Venetian windows, cast iron grates of florid design, portcullis and...

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Kolkata Free entry

Beth El Synagogue

बेथ एल सिनेगॉग

The Synagogue, placed on a high plinth, is to be accessed by climbing a flight of fifteen marble steps. The...

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Howrah Free entry

Sri Mayer Ghat

श्री मायेर घाट

The bathing ghat on the western bank of the river Ganges is within the jurisdiction of the Belur Math. This...

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Hooghly Free entry

The Dargah of Zafar Khan Ghazi

द दरगाह ऑफ जफर खान गाज़ी

There are two monuments standing on an elevated ground on the west bank of the rivder Ganges. They comprise a...

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Hooghly Free entry

Hansesvari & Vasudeva Temples

हंसेश्वरी एंड वासुदेव टेम्पल्स टुगेदर विथ एडजेसेन्ट लैंड कम्प्राइज़्ड इन सर्वे प्लॉट नंबर्स 1733, 1734 एंड पार्ट ऑफ सर्वे प्लॉट नंबर्स 1732 एंड 1735

The two temples are in the same precinct surrounded by a moat. The Hamsesvari temple is made partly of stone...

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Hooghly Free entry

Dutch Memorial (Susanna Anna Maria)

सुसाने आन्ना मारिया का डच स्मारक संस्मारक

The monument is situated near Talganga which is at the border of Chandannagar. The mausoleum is of a Dutch lady...

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Hooghly Free entry

Dutch Cemetery together with all tombs & monuments contained therein

डच सेमेट्री टुगेदर विथ ऑल टॉम्ब्स एंड मॉन्यूमेंट्स कंटेन्ड देयरिन

Bounded by a high wall the cemetery (generally known as Gorostan) has two parts, one older having graves of Dutch...

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Hooghly Free entry

Dupleix Palace

डुप्लेक्स पैलेस

The Residency Building or Palace of Dupleix is situated in a picturesque setting on the western bank of the Ganges....

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Hooghly Free entry

Danish Cemetery

डैनिश सेमेट्री

Not far from the Court Building on the strand, an enclosed area contains Danish Cemetery in two separate plots. One...

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Photographs supplied by ASI Kolkata Circleकोलकाता मंडलকোলকাতা মণ্ডল (received 25–30 Jun 2026). Short descriptions shown for well-known monuments; official write-ups to be finalised with the Circle.