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Experience Ganges, a bus and cruise tour along Hooghly River
Experience Ganges
3 day & 2 night bus and cruise tour along Hooghly River
Rivers always played an important role in shaping civilizations. The Hooghly River, a distributory of the Ganga (or Ganges), is no exception. The river have played an important role in shaping the history of colonial India.
Calcutta (now Kolkata), the first capital of British India and the second city of the empire was also established on the Bank of the River Hooghly. It was not only British but other European power also had there presence along the river. This included Bandel (Portuguese), Chinsurah (Dutch), Chandannagar (French) and Serampore (Danish).
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Raibenshe, alternatively, Raibeshe, is a genre of Indian folk martial dance performed by male only. This genre of dance was once very popular in West Bengal. Presently, it is performed mostly in Birbhum Bardhaman and Murshidabad districts. (Source: Wikipedia)
Firoz Minar, Gour, Malda #westbengal
A young man swings in an indigenous swing, known as charak gach (চড়ক গাছ) on the eve of Bengali new year in Canning at the edge of Sundarban
Karthak dancers perform in front of the Kotgola Palace, Murshidabad during the Murshidabad Heritage Festival
The ruins of Adina Masjid, Pandua, Malda District
Brihadeeswara Temple, Gongaikond Cholapuram
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Indian Palm Squirrel munching on a biscuit at Central Park #kolkata