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The Best Attractions In Hooghly District

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Hooghly district is one of the districts of the state of West Bengal in India. It can alternatively be spelt Hoogli or Hugli. The district is named after the Hooghly River. The headquarters of the district are at Hooghly-Chinsura . There are four subdivisions: Chinsura Sadar, Serampore, Chandannagar, and Arambag.
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The Best Attractions In Hooghly District

  • 1. The Strand Chandannagar
    The following list is based on locations listed in Phipps . The locations are listed in order as one goes down the Hooghly River towards the river's mouth. The name in the first column of the table is the name one encounters most frequently in British East India Company sources. East and West in the table refer to the banks of the river. After the construction of the Strand Road, in the 1820s, shipbuilding was concentrated at Sulkea, Howrah, and Kidderpore. The greatest shipbuilding years on the Hooghly up to 1839 were 1813 , 1801 , and 1816 .
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  • 2. Bandel Hooghly
    Bandel is an urban area within the Chinsurah subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is founded by Potuguese settlers and falls under the jurisdiction of Chandernagore Police Commissionerate. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority . Bandel is a major rail junction station of Eastern Railway zone, it is 40 km from Howrah station.
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  • 4. Shrine Basilica Bandel Hooghly
    This is a list of the more notable shrines around the world.
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  • 5. Chandannagar Church Chandannagar
    Chandannagar, formerly spelled as Chandernagore, is a city and a municipal corporation with former French colony located about 35 kilometers north of Kolkata, in West Bengal, India. It is headquarter of Chandannagore subdivision of Hooghly district. It is one of the 7 municipal corporations in West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority . Located on the Hooghly River, the city has been able to maintain a unique identity different from all other cities and abide by her own characteristics. The total area is 19 square kilometers , and had a population of 166,867 at the 2011 Census.
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  • 11. Sri Ramakrishna Math Hooghly
    Ramakrishna Paramahansa Ramkṛiṣṇa Pôromôhongśa ; 18 February 1836 – 16 August 1886), born Gadadhar Chatterjee or Gadadhar Chattopadhyay, was an Indian Hindu mystic and saint during the 19th century Bengal. Ramakrishna experienced spiritual ecstasies from a young age, and was influenced by several religious traditions, including devotion toward the goddess Kali, Tantra , Vaishnava , and Advaita Vedanta. Reverence and admiration for him among Bengali elites led to the formation of the Ramakrishna Mission by his chief disciple Swami Vivekananda.
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  • 12. Taraknath Temple Tarakeswar
    The Taraknath temple, dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva worshiped as Taraknath, is a major pilgrimage spot in the town of Tarakeswar, West Bengal, India. Built in 1729, the temple is an atchala structure of Bengal temple architecture with a 'natmandir' in front. Close by are the shrines of Kali and Lakshmi Narayan. Dudhpukur, a tank to the north of the Shiva temple is believed to fulfil the prayers of those taking a dip in it.
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  • 13. Chandannagar Museum Hooghly
    Chandannagar, formerly spelled as Chandernagore, is a city and a municipal corporation with former French colony located about 35 kilometers north of Kolkata, in West Bengal, India. It is headquarter of Chandannagore subdivision of Hooghly district. It is one of the 7 municipal corporations in West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority . Located on the Hooghly River, the city has been able to maintain a unique identity different from all other cities and abide by her own characteristics. The total area is 19 square kilometers , and had a population of 166,867 at the 2011 Census.
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