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Agni Mandir
The Agni Mandir at Ezra Street is closed at
present. But the one at Metcalfe Lane is open to all. It was established
on 12th October, 1912. |
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Belur Math or Ramakrishna Temple
The structure is similar to
a temple, a mosque or a church depending on the way you look at it. The
Architecture of the structure is very interesting. The math was
established in 1899.
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Birla
Temple
Located on Asutosh Chowdhury Avenue, it is the
latest addition to the places of visit in Calcutta. Built over twenty
two years of painstaking labour, it is an all marble structure with very
high quality Rajasthani engravings. |
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Dakshineswar Temple
Situated about 20km north of the city and across
the River Hooghly is a temple dedicated to goddess Kali, a form of
Goddess Parvati the consort of Lord Shiva. |
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Kalighat Kali Temple
The Kalighat temple was
built in 1809 on the site of an ancient temple. It is on the name of
this temple that English gave the place name Calcutta which is
anglicized form of Kalikata. |
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Madan Mohan Temple
Further north of the Shyama Raya Temple is the
beautiful form of the
Madan Mohan Temple (constructed around 1694).
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Nakhoda
Mosque
This mosque is situated at Mahatma Gandhi Road.
Huge red sandstones were used to build this mosque. This huge mosque can
hold up to 10000 worshippers at a time. |
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Parasnath Jain Temple
The tower of the Jain Temple can be seen as soon
as one enters Raja Dinendra Street. The temple is accessible through
Badridas Temple Road.
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Shyama Raya Temple
The Shyam Rai (1643 A.D.) and the Madan Gopal
(1665 A.D.), built in brick and laterite respectively, have five towers
each and are of the panchayatana type.
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St
Johns Church
St. John's Church
was built by the grave of Job Charnock, the founder of Kolkata. Set up
in 1820, the church building has an impressive bearing, styled on Gothic
lines.
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Bhagwati Temple
The Bhagwati Temple is situated in Gourangpur near
to Asansol in West Bengal, India. This temple is as regards 150 years
old.
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Brindabanchandra Temple
The Brindabanchandra
Temple is located at Guptipara that is very close to Kolkata, India.
This temple has the distinction of being the largest among all the
temples located in this region.
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St.
Paul's Cathedral
St. Paul's Cathedral is 3 km from BBD Bagh and
just east to the Victoria Memorial. Built between 1839 and 1847, this
Cathedral is one of the most significant churches in India. |
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