Arambagh
Arambagh (আরামবাগ Ārāmbāg), literally the "Garden of Rest", is a rural area at the western part of the Hooghly district of West Bengal. Far away from the "Little Europe" of cities on the Hooghly River, Arambagh has a quiteness of its own. It is at the junction of three different cultural regions: Rarh at the west and north, Gangetic South Bengal at the east and south, and Midnapore at the southwest.
Understand
[edit]Towns and villages
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Map of Arambagh
- 1 Arambagh Town (আরামবাগ শহর Ārāmbāg Shohor) — subdivision headquarters and commercial centre.
- 2 Bali-Dewanganj (বালি-দেওয়ানগঞ্জ Bāli-Deōyāngonj) — a temple town. The Rautpara neighbourhood alone has five temples, but unfortunately, out of these, three are in a dilapidated condition.
- 3 Kamarpukur (কামারপুকুর Kāmārpukur) — birthplace of Sri Ramakrishna, with the birthplace of her consort Sarada Devi nearby at Jayrambati.
- 4 Khanakul (খানাকুল Khānākul) — birthplace of Ram Mohan Roy.
Get in
[edit]By train
[edit]- 1 Arambagh PC Sen HWH . Served by Arambagh and Goghat local trains from Howrah.
- 2 Goghat HWH . The last station of the Seoraphuli–Goghat branch line, which will eventually be extended to Jayrambati.
By bus
[edit]- 3 SBSTC Bus Stand. Arambagh state bus depot, Hooghly 03.jpg
Get around
[edit]See and do
[edit]- 1 . The most important structure in the town, maintained by the state archaeological department. It is a rare and unique structure, with a navaratna superstructure placed on a Jor Bangla base.
- 2 Raghunandan Temple, Parul. An āṭchālā temple built by the local Chakraborty family, somewhere between 1768 and 1773. Its teracotta reliefs contain panoramic battle scenes above the archways and smaller figures round the façade.
