Sightseeing Near Tarapith
Hetampur Rajbari & Terracotta Temples
Hetampur, near Dubrajpur in Birbhum, is a heritage village built around the palaces of the Hetampur...
Surul Rajbari & Terracotta Temples, near Santiniketan
Surul, an old zamindari village just 4 km from Santiniketan, preserves one of the most atmospheric h...
Jahankosha Cannon, Murshidabad
The Jahankosha — 'Destroyer of the World' — is a colossal cannon lying at Topekhana near Katra Masji...
Katra Masjid, Murshidabad
The Katra Masjid is one of the oldest and most historically important monuments of Murshidabad, buil...
Motijheel Park & Historic Lake, Murshidabad
Motijheel — the 'Pearl Lake' — is a beautiful horseshoe-shaped oxbow lake just south of Lalbagh, Mur...
Hazarduari Palace & Museum, Murshidabad
The Hazarduari Palace — the 'Palace of a Thousand Doors' — is the grandest monument of Murshidabad a...
Jafarganj Cemetery & Namak Haram Deuri, Murshidabad
The Jafarganj Cemetery in Murshidabad is the walled burial ground of Mir Jafar and his descendants —...
Khoshbagh – Tomb of Siraj-ud-Daulah
Khoshbagh — the 'Garden of Happiness' — is the serene garden cemetery of the Nawabs of the Afshar li...
Nizamat Imambara, Murshidabad
The Nizamat Imambara, standing directly opposite the Hazarduari Palace, is the largest imambara (Shi...
Kathgola Palace & Gardens, Murshidabad
Kathgola Palace is a magnificent four-storeyed mansion set in sprawling gardens in Murshidabad, buil...
Nashipur Rajbari & Jagat Seth House, Murshidabad
The Nashipur Rajbari (Nashipur Palace) is a grand early-20th-century palace on the northern side of...
Wasef Manzil & Cossimbazar Rajbari, Murshidabad
Wasef Manzil, also called the New Palace, stands on the bank of the Bhagirathi just south of Hazardu...
Palashi (Plassey) Battlefield & Monument
Palashi — anglicised as Plassey — on the bank of the Bhagirathi in northern Nadia, is the place wher...
Krishnanagar Rajbari & Ghurni Clay-Doll Quarter
Krishnanagar, the headquarters of Nadia district on the river Jalangi, is a town of kings, artists a...