Places to Visit in Bardhaman
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Town Hall
Rank 1
Ranked 1 of 20Places to Visit in Bardhaman
- Type: Monument
The Town Hall was built sometime between 1890 and 1894 and was handed to the Municipality of Bardhaman to help them preserve the remnants of Lala Bansogopal Nandey. The municipality board restored the hall in 1990 to its present form of 2400 square feet from its earlier form of 704 square feet...
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Deer Park
Rank 2
Ranked 2 of 20Places to Visit in Bardhaman
- Type: Sanctuary
Deer Park is another important piece of attraction of the city and it houses birds, quite a number of deer and two tigers in the sanctuary. The grave of Bijoy Chand Mahatab, ‘Bijoybahar’ is situated at the end of the reserve forest.
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Christ Church
Rank 3
Ranked 3 of 20Places to Visit in Bardhaman
- Type: Religious
Christ Church is a brick structure and is a very good example of European architecture. It was built by the Church Missionary Society. An East India Company officer, Captain Charles Stuart obtained a grant of Rs.12.50 per annum from the King for the maintenance of the church.
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Rajbati
Rank 4
Ranked 4 of 20Places to Visit in Bardhaman
- Type: Monument
Rajbati or Mahatabmanjil was built by Mahatab Chand Bahadur in 1851. The entire architectural outlook is extraordinary to look at. Presently, it houses the administrative office of Burdwan University. Maharajdhiraj Uday Chand Women’s College and the settlement office are also adjacent to...
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Damodar River
Rank 5
Ranked 5 of 20Places to Visit in Bardhaman
- Type: River
The city of Bardhaman is located on the banks of River Damodar. This river originates from Sonajuria Falls of Bijonsa Hill located in the Palampur District of Bihar.
The river joins Barakar at Disergarh and then flows through the Bardhaman District. It continues to flow through Hooghly...
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Meghnad Saha Planetarium
Rank 6
Ranked 6 of 20Places to Visit in Bardhaman
- Type: Other
The Meghnad Saha Planetarium was constructed by the famous Japanese Goto, an optical manufacturing company. It was built on 5.1 acres of land offered by Burdwan University and with the help of the Government of India and Japan as well as common people. The planetarium displays shows on the...
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Science Centre
Rank 7
Ranked 7 of 20Places to Visit in Bardhaman
- Type: Other
The Science Centre of Burdwan provides a lot of information on science. The game of moving balloons, balls, the magic of chemistry, the secret behind flying objects and others are displayed here.
In addition, discussion sessions and computer trainings are also organised. The Science...
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Tomb of Sher Afgan
Rank 8
Ranked 8 of 20Places to Visit in Bardhaman
- Type: Monument
The tombs of the then ‘Durgadhipati’ of Bardhaman, Sher Afghan and Kutubuddin, milk-brother of Jahangeer is located beside the Pir-Baharam. Kutubuddin was sent to fight Sher Afghan by Jahangeer after he became the ruler of Delhi.
Both of them died in a fight and their bodies...
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Pir-Baharam
Rank 9
Ranked 9 of 20Places to Visit in Bardhaman
- Type: Religious
Baharam, the Parsi sultan carried on his duty of water giving by the side of the road to fulfil the instructions of his ‘guru’ for twelve years after which, he came to be regarded as a ‘Sufi Pir’ and called by the name of Sakka at Pir Baharam.
The emperor of...
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Kankaleswari Kali
Rank 10
Ranked 10 of 20Places to Visit in Bardhaman
- Type: Religious
The statue of Goddess Kali in the temple is engraved in stone and every bone of the body is quite visible, hence the name Kankaleswari. The statue has eight hands and is garlanded with statues of human heads.
Goddess Kali has a trident in her hand and the whole statue is uneven in shape....
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Bijoy Toron
Rank 11
Ranked 11 of 20Places to Visit in Bardhaman
- Type: Other
The Bijoy Toron gate is located at the junction of B.C. Road and G.T. Road and it was constructed by an Italian sculptor. Earlier, this gate was known as ‘Star of India’ and a drawing of this tower was done by A.F. Hugh and was gifted to the people of the city. The pillars of the gate...
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Krishnasayar
Rank 12
Ranked 12 of 20Places to Visit in Bardhaman
- Type: Religious
Krishnasayar was built as a big lake in 1691 by the then king of Bardhaman, covering a total area of 33 acres. Earlier, there was a big bank surrounding the lake which is now present in bits and pieces. Krishnasayar has now been developed into a park and is very popular for boating and...
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108 Shiva Mandir
Rank 13
Ranked 13 of 20Places to Visit in Bardhaman
- Type: Religious
The widow of Maharaj Tilakchand, Bishnu Kumari, ordered the building of the 108 Shiva temples after receiving heavenly instructions in her dream in 1789. The temples are located in Nawabhat which was once famous for the battles of the Pathans and Mughals. A week long celebration takes place in...
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Sikh Gurudwara
Rank 14
Ranked 14 of 20Places to Visit in Bardhaman
- Type: Religious
It is believed that Guru Nanak, the founder of the Sikh religion stayed for some time in the 16th century, near Gargara Ghat at Shyambazar. It was in this place that a gurudwara was built in the name of Guru Nanak Charankamal.
Presently, the gurudwara near the municipality on the G.T....
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Baroduari
Rank 15
Ranked 15 of 20Places to Visit in Bardhaman
- Type: Historic
Baroduari refers to the twelve gates built by Maharaj Kirtichand. The palace of the king was originally in Kanchananagar till the Mahatabmanjil was built. The Zamindars of Baroda and Chitua captured the palace of the king of Bardhaman and tortured the princess who in turn committed suicide before...
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Bardhamaneswar
Rank 16
Ranked 16 of 20Places to Visit in Bardhaman
- Type: Religious
Bardhamaneswar is a big statue of Lord Shiva which was most probably built during the 12th century. It is said that this statue has a height which is unrivalled in the entire state.
The perimeter of the ‘Gouripatta’ is some 18 feet and the statue was first discovered in...
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Sanskriti Lokomancha
Rank 17
Ranked 17 of 20Places to Visit in Bardhaman
- Type: Other
The Sanskriti Lokomancha stands on an area of over 1 acre of land and the auditorium consists of 1400 seats. It was inaugurated in 1993 and showcases films of Bardhaman Chalachitra Charcha Kendra.
In the earlier days of the East India Company, this place was used for stocking gun powder....
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Devi Sarbamangla
Rank 18
Ranked 18 of 20Places to Visit in Bardhaman
- Type: Religious
Devi Sarbamangla Temple was built sometime during the end of the 18th century and it has a unique architecture consisting of three layers. The second layer of the temple has four chariots, whereas, the third layer has five chariots.
The statue in this temple is made of touchstone. There...
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Nawab Bari of Khaja Anwar Berh
Rank 19
Ranked 19 of 20Places to Visit in Bardhaman
- Type: Monument
The Nawab Bari of Khaja Anwar Berh is located towards the southern part of Bardhaman and is some three hundred years old. This building is surrounded by high walls and the architectural style of this building is a perfect blend of Indo-Syrian architecture.
The building has a deep pond...
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Golap Bagh and Darulbahar
Rank 20
Ranked 20 of 20Places to Visit in Bardhaman
- Type: Other
Golapbagh is well characterised by pathways of red mud with plenty of trees like sal, deodar and arjun lining the way. This place was once the pleasure garden of the kings. The garden also houses Darulbahar, a palace which used to serve as the summer rest house of the kings. This palace is built...
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