Digha

Worth seeing in and around Digha

2 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Chandaneswar Temple

   Chandaneswar Temple is a famous Shiva temple located in Chandaneswar, Baleswar district of Odisha, India. A huge annual fair on the Pana Sankranti, the first day of the Odia calendar, is celebrated on the premises.

   5.5 km · Hindu temple in Odisha, India · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Jagannath Temple, Digha

   The Jagannath Temple at Digha, is a Hindu temple dedicated to Jagannath, located in the town of Digha, Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal, India. The temple enshrines the deity Jagannath, a form of Vishnu, along with his siblings Balarama and Subhadra.

   1.6 km · Hindu temple in West Bengal, India · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

The main attraction of Digha is of course, the beaches in and around the town. Except Shankarpur and Talasari, all other beaches are easily accessible from the hotels in Old Digha and New Digha. Some Digha tourists even explore the beaches afield, which are listed at #Go next.

1. 01
   New Digha Beach

   One of the most popular beaches in West Bengal, and the best place for a safe dip.

2. 02
   Old Digha Beach

   The original beach, popular among older generations.

3. 03
   Mohana Beach

   A less-visited beach at the estuary of the Champa River.

4. 04
   Talasari Beach

   Again it gets filled with water once there is high tide.

5. 05
   Shri Jagannath Temple
6. 06
   Masir Bari

   The Digha counterpart of Puri's Gundicha Temple, used in Digha Ratha Yatra (Chariot Festival).

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Things to do

1. 01
   Digha Auditorum

   Ratha Yatra (রথযাত্রা Rothojātrā, literally "Chariot Journey") is Digha's main religious festival.

2. 02
   Amarabati Park
3. 03
   Biswa Bangla Park

   A park developed in 2015 with the iconic "Biswa Bangla" (World Bengal) globe.

4. 04
   Dheusagar

   A large seaside space with activities like boating and bungee jumping.

5. 05
   Kajal Dighi

   A pond with toy train (miniature railway) rides.

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Where to eat

The famous 'Hinger Kochuri' is a famous breakfast of Digha. There are many stalls and sweet shops all over Digha which offers this delicious breakfast. There are many cheap "rice hotels" all over Digha, serving cheap, but good quality Bengali dishes. There are some more expensive restaurants where continental food is available.

1. 01
   Mitra Cafe

   New Digha.

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Getting to Digha

Airports

Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose (CCU), 149 km · Biju Patnaik (BBI), 234 km

Stations

Digha railway station, 1.7 km · Tikra railway station, 3.6 km · Digha Heliport, 1.6 km

• Kolkata → Digha

  135 km · quickest by road, 2h 55m · ₹1,170–1,460
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• Bhubaneswar → Digha

  231 km · quickest by road, 4h 50m · ₹1,900–2,370
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• Siliguri → Digha

  573 km · quickest by road, 11h 38m · ₹4,720–5,900
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