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WEST BENGAL
CALCUTTA
The hub of Eastern India,Calcutta is a bustling crowded and intensely vital city.A great centre of art,letters and Industry
it is the captial of west Bengal.
Places to visit:
1.Howarg Bridge
2.Botanical Garden
3.Belur and Dakshineshwar Temple
4.Jain Temple
5.Marble Palace
6.Nakhoda Mosque
7.Fort William
8.Indian Museum
9.Birla Planetorium
10.Victoria Memorial Hall
11.National Library
12.Zoological Garden
13.Dhakuria Lake
DIGHA
Digha offers an excellent,hard,wide and casuarina gridled beach on the Bay of Bengal.
DURGAPUR
Durgapur with its neighboring region, is the growing industrial Ruhr of Eastern India.Here are located plants of
Hindusthan Steel,Fertiliser Corporation,Durgapur Project,the Mining & Allied Machinery Corporation.,the Ophthalmic Glass
Project,the Durgapur Thermal Station etc of particular interest to the visitor is the Durgapur Barrage of the DVC
(Damodar Valley Corporation) with its majestic view.The
Rupnarayan Cable Factory,Chitaranjan Loco Works,the Maithon and Panchet Dams.several interesting old temples and
Asansol mining industrial complex are all nearby.
MALDA,VISHORUPUR & BERHAMPORE
Much of West Bengal's ancient and medieval history was enacted at Malda(378 km) and Berhampore (186 km) from
Calcutta.
DARJELING(7000 ft)- KALIMPONG(4100 ft) - KURSEONG(5000 ft)
Darjeeling provides a glorious view of the snow - covered peaks of the Himalayas.The quaint Buddhist Shrines and Monasteries
the happy carefree faces of the people.Best season is April to June and September
to November.
Places to visit:
1.Tiger Hill
2.Kaventer's Farm
3.Sanchal Lake
4.Ghoom Rock
5.Lloyd Botanical Garden
6.Ghoom Buddhist Maoastery
7.Tibetan Refugee
8.Natural History Museum
9.Observatory Hill Path and Temple of Mahakal
10.Himalayan Zoological Park
11.Himalayan Mountaieering Institude
12.Darjeeling Ranjeet Valley Ropeway North Point
13.Lobong Race Course
14.View Point-a picnic spot
KALIMPONG
Places to visit:
1.Dr.Graham's House
2.Kalimpong Arts and Grafts
3.Tibetan Monastery
4.Dubindera Hills
5.Padong