Bengal Tourism

The persistent treasures of Bengal’s ‘Temple Town’

After the humdrums and expensive expenditures in the previous month, if you are looking for a budget-friendly winter getaway in order to find tranquillity from daily mundane lives and explore ruins and history, then Bengal’s this little village might be just the place for you. Nestled within the Galsi of Purba Bardhaman (East Burdwan) district in West Bengal, approximately three hours from Kolkata and 44 minutes from Durgapur, lies the ‘Temple town’ of Bengal, Mankar.

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Five busts in Siliguri send harmony message

Manik Dey, the councillor of Ward-13, has taken initiatives to install busts of five poets of different communities in his ward, and he has named the same 'Kabi Tirtha'. State tourism minister Gautam Deb unveiled the busts of Rabindranath Tagore, Bhanu Bhakta Acharya, Tulsidas, Kazi Nazrul Islam and Vir Singh.