Bally Jagachha

Places of Interest

Howrah Station

Photo: Tirthankar Maiti, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Howrah Station, also known as Howrah Junction, is a major railway station of Kolkata, which not only connects the city to the rest of India, but also acts as a major stopover to connect different destinations of West Bengal and beyond.

Howrah Bridge

Photo: Pradip paswan, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Howrah Bridge is a balanced steel bridge over the Hooghly River in West Bengal, India. Commissioned in 1943, the bridge was originally named the New Howrah Bridge, because it replaced a pontoon bridge at the same location linking both sides of Kolkata.

Belur Math

Monastery

Photo: Kinjal bose 78, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Belur Math is the headquarters of the Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission, founded by Swami Vivekananda, the chief disciple of Ramakrishna Paramahamsa.

Places in the Area

Howrah

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Howrah is the twin city of Kolkata and an important industrial and transport hub of southern West Bengal.

B. B. D. Bagh

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B. B. D. Bagh, short of Benoy-Badal-Dinesh Bagh, is the colonial-era precinct of Kolkata. Formerly known as Dalhousie Square or simply Dalhousie, the precinct takes a visitor back to the British Raj era with nostalgic overtones.

Bally

Photo: Kinjal bose 78, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Bally is a laid-back town north of Howrah city, in the Howrah district of southern West Bengal. It is home to the Belur Math, headquarters of the Ramakrishna Mission.

Bally Jagachha

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