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Landmarks and Historic sites

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The Dakshineshwar Kali Temple is located at Dakshineshwar in Kolkata. The visiting time is from 7 am to 12 pm and 4 pm to 9 pm. Goddess Kali is associated with Tuesdays and Saturdays and hence, these two days are very crowded. It is...
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The Paresnath Jain Temple is located in the north-east region of Kolkata. It is open on all days of the year from 6 am to 11 am and 3 pm to 7 pm. This is a beautiful collection of mirrors, glass mosaic and colored stones.This temple also has...
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The Belur Math Shrine is spread over 40 acres of land in Howrah district on the western bank of the Hooghly and is an hour’s drive from Kolkata. The visiting hours of Belur Math from April to September are 6 am to 11:30 am and 4 pm to...
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Address: Belur Rd
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The Kali Temple at Kalighat can be visited from 8 am to 9 pm. The preferred timings are either early in the morning or between 3 pm to 5 pm. There is no admission fee. From different parts of Kolkata, there are metered taxis, minibuses,...
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Address: Kalighat Rd
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The Basilica pertaining to the Lady of Bandel is located at Hooghly in the state of West Bengal. Netaji Shubas International Airport is the nearest International Airport. If a direct flight to Kolkata is unavailable, there are connecting...
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Address: Hooghly
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The Pareshnath Jain Temple is situated towards the north-east of Kolkata. The visiting hours are from 6 am to 11 am and 3 pm to 7 pm on all the days. This temple is adorned with mosaics made of glass, colored stones and mirrors. Around the...
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Marble Palace located in North Kolkata is a palatial nineteenth century mansion that has walls and floors made of marble. It is located on the Muktaram Babu Street in Kolkata. This Palace has a neoclassical style where the plan of the open...
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Address: 46 Muktaram Basu St
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The Boi Para or College Street is a narrow road between M.G. Road and Bowbazar road, in Kolkata, West Bengal.There is a tram line (mini rail-like public transport) which runs right through the middle of the road and there are thousands of...
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St. Paul’s Cathedral is located to the east of the Victoria memorial at the southern end of the Maidan and is open for visitors from 9 am to noon and from 3 to 6 pm with the services on Sunday starting at 7:30 am, 8:30 am and 6 pm. The...
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Address: St. Paul’s Cathedral
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The Bandel Mosque is situated approximately 2 km from the Bandel station which is linked with the Howrah Burdwan main line. There are a number of rickshaws and mini buses available from the station to take tourists to the Bandel Mosque and...
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One of the first public buildings built by the East India Company is the St. John’s Church of Kolkata which was built in 1787 and is also known as ‘The Stone Church.’ It is close to BBD Bagh. This church is the first...
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Address: Council House St
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The Nakhoda Mosque is situated in Jacquaria Street, at the junction of Mahatma Gandhi Road and Chitpore Road and the entry is free from 6 am to 8 pm. Some time ago, this was a small mosque but Abdar Rahim Osman who was a resident of Cutch...
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Nirmal Hirday (when translated means ‘Pure Heart’) is located at J.C. Bose Road. It is the headquarters of the Missionaries of Charity and was the first home of Mother Teresa to care for destitute and dying people. Currently,...
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Address: 251 Kalighat Rd
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The Tagore House also called as Jorasanko Thakurbari is the place where Rabindranath Tagore a Nobel laureate was born, where he spent his life and also breathed his last. This house was constructed in the 18th century by Dwarkanath Tagore...
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Calcutta, fondly called the “city of joy”, has been the birth place of many eminent personalities of the world, like Mother Teresa, Satyajit Ray, Rabindranath Tagore, to name but a few. Calcutta boasts a rich cultural...
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