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Purba Bardhaman (পূর্ব বর্ধমান Pūrba Bardhamān), literally "East Bardhaman", is a fertile district of central West Bengal.
Cities
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Map of Purba Bardhaman
- 1 Bardhaman (বর্ধমান Bardhamān) – district headquarters
- 2 Ambika Kalna (অম্বিকা কালনা Ambikā Kālnā) — temple town, home to Kalna Rajbari and Nava Kailasha
- 3 Katwa (কাটোয়া Kāṭoẏā) – one of the centres of Vaishnavism in West Bengal
- 4 Mankar (মানকর Mānkar)
- 5 Masagram (মসাগ্রাম Masāgrām) – home to a few terracotta temples, as well as a 10th-century Jain brick temple
- 6 Memari (মেমারী Memārī)
Other destinations
[edit | edit source]- 1 Ausgram — famous for dhokra works, a secluded forest and Baul music
- 2 Purbasthali Oxbow Lake (Chupi Char) — famous for migratory birds
- 3 South Damodar — southern rural area, hidden birthplace of several revolutionaries
Understand
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Visitor information
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Get in
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[edit | edit source]See
[edit | edit source]The major landmarks in the region include the Curzon Gate (Bijoy Toran) and Sarbamangala Temple in Bardhaman, and Nava Kailash (108 Shiva Temples) and Rajbari Temple Complex in Ambika Kalna.
Do
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[edit | edit source]Purba Bardhaman is diverse in terms of cuisine. It is famous for confectioneries like sitabhog, mihidana and langcha.