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Tourist Spot Attractions In Howrah District

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Howrah, or Haora, is the second largest city in the Indian state of West Bengal after Kolkata. It is also an important transportation hub of West Bengal and a major gateway for Kolkata. It is the headquarters of Howrah district and the Howrah Sadar subdivision. Howrah is located on the western bank of the Hooghly River.
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  • 1. Second Hooghly Bridge Howrah
    Vidyasagar Setu , also known as the Second Hooghly Bridge , is a toll bridge over the Hooghly River in West Bengal, India, linking the cities of Kolkata and Howrah. With a total length of 823 metres , Vidyasagar Setu is the longest cable–stayed bridge in India. As 3rd Narmada Bridge in Gujarat . is an Extradosed bridge. It was the second bridge to be built across the Hooghly River; the first, the Howrah Bridge 3.7 kilometres to the north, was completed in 1943. Named after the educationist reformer Pandit Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, it cost ₹3.88 billion to build. The project was a joint effort between the public and private sectors, under the control of the Hooghly River Bridge Commissioners Initially, under the toll collection regime of the HRBC, daily traffic was recorded to be a min...
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  • 3. Belur Math Belur
    Beluṛ Maṭh is the headquarters of the Ramakrishna Math and Mission, founded by Swami Vivekananda, the chief disciple of Ramakrishna Paramahamsa. It is located on the west bank of Hooghly River, Belur, West Bengal, India and is one of the significant institutions in Kolkata. This temple is the heart of the Ramakrishna Movement. The temple is notable for its architecture that fuses Hindu, Christian and Islamic motifs as a symbol of unity of all religions. In 2007 Belurmath railway station was also inaugurated which is dedicated to Belurmath temple.
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  • 4. Shrine Basilica Bandel Hooghly
    This is a list of the more notable shrines around the world.
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  • 5. Bandel Hooghly
    Bandel is an urban area within the Chinsurah subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is founded by Potuguese settlers and falls under the jurisdiction of Chandernagore Police Commissionerate. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority . Bandel is a major rail junction station of Eastern Railway zone, it is 40 km from Howrah station.
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