Dasghara (দশঘরা Daśgharā) is a heritage town in the Hooghly district of West Bengal, best known for the Biswas zamindar family native to the town.
Understand
[edit]Get in
[edit]By bus
[edit]Bus routes 17 (Chinsurah Court-Tarakeswar), 18A (Dasghara-Haripal Station), and 23 (Chinsurah Court-Tarakeswar) serve Dasghara.
By car
[edit]Dasghara is on SH 15, 12 km (7.5 mi) from Tarakeswar.
Get around
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Map of Dasghara
On foot
[edit]Practically the only option for main attractions in Dasghara.
See and do
[edit]- 1 Biswas Bari. The main residence of the zamindar family.
- 2 Gopinath Temple. The pañcaratna (five-pinnacled) temple built by Sadananda Biswas. The terracotta panels depict scenes from the Ramayana, a royal court, musical performances, as well as daily life, and their quality is considered to be among the best in Bengal.
