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The Best Attractions In Tarakeswar

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Tarakeswar is a town and a municipality in Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is also one of the police stations under Chandannagore subdivision. Tarakeswar is a place of pilgrimage and a centre of the Shaiva sect in West Bengal 58 kilometres away from Kolkata, Tarakeswar can be reached conveniently by train.
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  • 1. 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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  • 2. Shrine Basilica Bandel Hooghly
    This is a list of the more notable shrines around the world.
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  • 3. 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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  • 4. 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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  • 5. Hooghly Imambara Hooghly
    Hooghly Imambara is a Shia Muslim congregation hall and mosque in Hooghly, West Bengal, India. The construction of the building was started by Muhammad Mohsin in 1841 and completed in 1861. The building is a two storied structure, with a tall clock tower over the entrance gate. The mosque has intricate designs and texts from Quran engraved on the wall. The interior of the mosque is decorated with marbles, candles and hanging lanterns.
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  • 7. Keibul Lamjao National Park Bishnupur
    The Keibul Lamjao National Park is a national park in the Bishnupur district of the state of Manipur in India. It is 40 km2 in area, the only floating park in the world, located in North East India, and an integral part of Loktak Lake. The national park is characterized by many floating decomposed plant materials locally called phumdis. To preserve the natural refuge of the endangered Manipur Eld's deer or brow-antlered deer , or sangai also called the dancing deer, listed as an endangered species by IUCN, the park which was initially declared to be a sanctuary in 1966, was subsequently declared to be a national park in 1977 through a gazette notification. The act has generated local support and public awareness.The film The Return of Sangai by the Manipur Forest Department gives a deep in...
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