Places of Interest
- Bandel: Bandel is famous for the Bandel Church. Bandel is the birthplace of the eminent writer Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay.
- Tarakeswar: Tarakeswar is a renowned place of pilgrimage and the greatest centre of the Shiva sect in West Bengal.
- Chandannagar: Chandannagar is an important and nice town of Hooghly and famous for Jagaddhatri puja and awesome lighting.
- Chinsurah: Chinsurah is the district head quarter and a historical town of Hooghly. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay composed the Vande Mataram, the national song of India at Chinsurah.
- Kamarpukur: Kamarpukur is the birthplace of Sri Sri Ramakrishna dev.
- Mahesh-Serampore: The Ratha Yatra of Mahesh is the oldest Ratha Yatra after Puri Ratha-Yatra.
The Dutch-villa of chinsurah, situated separated at Joraghat & Townguard. They are now called 'Mondal Bari' as they are now under the aristocratic ownership of the MONDAL-Family. You can still see the so-called Dutch-Lioness murals on the entrance doors & allied wooden motifs. In spite of such historical background, a major portion of the original 'Dutch-Villa' at Townguard road, where once nationalist leaders used to held meetings & conferences, had been demolished and gone into the hands of builders/promoters. But still, the back portion & the joraghat Mondal house with Dutch-acknowledgement are intact. The hierarchy of inheritance is becoming weak & so the landmark assets needs urgent preservation as well as heritage status application.
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