Dalmadal Gun and the platform on which it is mounted

डालमाडल गन एंड द प्लेटफॉर्म ऑन विच इट इज़ माउंटेड

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Bishnupur Sub-Circle

About this monument

This is a big cannon believed to have been fired by the city deity Madanmohan to save the Malla capital from the plundering of the Maratha army. The cannon 3.8 m long has a bore measuring 28.6 cm. The gun bears an inscription in Persian character.

Site plan

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Photographs

Dalmadal Gun and the platform on which it is mounted — photograph 1

Dalmadal Gun and the platform on which it is mounted — photograph 2

Dalmadal Gun and the platform on which it is mounted — photograph 3

Dalmadal Gun and the platform on which it is mounted — photograph 4

Visitor Amenities

Facilities available here.

Garbage Bin
Cultural Notice Board (CNB) in English, Bengali and Hindi
Protection Notice Board (PNB)
Direction Board

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

Gazette Notification

Statutory notification declaring this a centrally protected monument.

Preliminary Notification

12 Feb 1931 · 3 pages · 0.78 MB

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Location supplied by the Circle.

Locality: Bishnupur, Bankura
Coordinates: 23° 03′ 47″ N, 87° 19′ 15″ E
Sub-circle: Bishnupur Sub-Circle
Category: Protected Monument
Gazette Sl. No.: 8
Access: Free entry
Airport: N.S.C.B.I. Airport, Dum Dum
Railway station: Bishnupur
Bus station: Bishnupur

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