Places of Interest

1. Dakshineswar Kali Temple

Dakshineswar Kali Temple is the most famous Hindu temple located in Dakshineswar near Kolkata. Situated on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River, the presiding deity of the temple is Bhavatarini. The temple was built by Rani Rashmoni, a philanthropist and a devotee of Kali in 1855. The temple is famous for its association with Ramakrishna, a mystic of 19th Century Bengal.

2. Adyapith Near Dakshniswer

Close to Dakshineswar temple is Adyapith, a pilgrim centre, the temple of Adya Ma. Sree Annada Thakur being advised in a dream had built this temple of ‘Adya Ma’ in order to teach man the dictums of love and idealism. The construction was started in 1340 BS and the temple was inaugurated on Makar Sankranti (last day of Bengali calendar month Poush) in 1375 BS.

3. Gandhi Ghat at Barrackpore

A tomb in the memory of Mahatma Gandhi, a lush green garden dotted with 120 varieties of roses, exquisite plants and trees, a picturesque sunset and an exciting riverfront ‘ the Gandhi Ghat package is good enough to entice you to break free from crowded Kolkata and set off for Barrackpore, around 30 km north from the heart of the city.

4. Naihati Bankim Sangrahashala

Bankim Sangrahashala is the library museum of Rishi Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, the great novelist and poet of India. It is located at Kanthalpara, Naihati in the North 24 Paraganas. Established in 1954, the museum occupies only a portion of the big ancestral house, located alongside. Notably, Bankim Sangrahashala (Museum) has become one of the most sought after places nearby Kolkata over the years. The spot is significant because Rishi Bankim Chandra wrote and composed the national song of India, VandeMataram over here. The heritage museum is a living testimony of the fact that the other great personalities of pre-independent India like Rishi Aurobindo Ghosh, Chittaranjan Das, Dinabandhu Mitra, Keshab Chandra Sen, used to come here for spending some quality time in this peaceful ambiance along with the great poet and author.

5. Chandraketugarh at Berachanpa

Chandraketugarh is located in the district of North 24 Parganas, only 38 km. north-east of Kolkata. The history of Chandraketugarh dates back to almost the 3rd Century B.C., during the pre-Mauryan era. Historians identify this site with the ancient Gangaridai mentioned by the Greek traveller, Megasthenes, in his work ‘Indika’. The Chandraketugarh museum was inaugurated by the Hon’ble chief Minister Smriti Mamata Banerjee on 11th January 2019 .A part of archaeological finds is displayed in this Museum which was collected by late DilipkumarMaite , a local personality has interest in the past legacy of Chandraketugarh. Dilip Kumar Maite collected total 524 nos antiquities from this site