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Murshidabad Heritage Festival 2022
Murshidabad Heritage Festival 2022
Heritage of Murshidabad, Cossimbazar, Jiaganj and Azimganj
Also see: Murshidabad Heritage Festival 2022
The Murshidabad Heritage Festival is an initiative of Murshidabad Heritage Development Society (MHDS). MHDS was founded in 2010 by the Sheherwali community of Jiaganj and Azimganj with an objective of reviving the tangible and intangible heritage in Azimganj and Jiaganj in particular, and Murshidabad in general.
MDHS plans to bring back Murshidabad in the tourism, cultural and heritage map of India. This lead to the formation of Murshidabad Heritage Festival first edition of which was celebrated in 2011.
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A small fishing boat sails past a massive ded tree in Achipur in 24 Parganas (South).
A dance performance with the illuminated Kathgola Palace in backdrop during the Murshisabad Heritage Festival
Pundooah, the name normally refers to the twin city of Gour, now in Malda, which was once the capital of Bengal. Much closer to Calcutta, in the district of Hooghly lie another Pundooah. Both these places contain interesting historical relics.
Green Park, an upscale affluent neighborhood in South Delhi is the most unlikely place for historical ruins. Interestingly this posh Delhi neighborhood houses as many as 5 archaeological sites protected by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI).
The illuminated Kathgola Palace during the Murshisabad Heritage Festival 2022
Shinde Chhatri at Wanawadi in Pune, India is a memorial dedicated to the 18th century Maratha military leader Mahadji Shinde who served as the commander-in-chief of the Maratha army under the Peshwas from 1760 to 1780. It is one of the most significant landmarks in the city and is reminiscent of the Maratha rule.
A panoramic view of the Brihadeshwara Temple in Tanjore (Tanjavur) showing the three gateways and the main temple tower.
55 km south of Chennai lies the ancient port town of Mahabalipuram (now Mamallapuram) known for its towering pagodas, gigantic rock cut caves, massive monolithic structures and intricate bass relief panels.
The New Jerusalem Churcu in Tranquebar (Tharangambadi) was constructed in 1618 by Bartholomäus Ziegenbalg, the first Protestant Christian Missionary in India.
In spite of the blue dome the monument is known as Sabz Bruz, literally meaning the green dome.