Jaynagar Majilpur
Jaynagar Majilpur is a city and a municipality of South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Jaynagar Majilpur is a city and a municipality of South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is situated in the southern suburbs of Kolkata. As an urban setup in the vicinity of Kolkata, the city is within the area of Greater Kolkata. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA). The city is famous for its confectionery called Jaynagarer Moa.
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What Wikivoyage says to see
Ambulinga Shiva Temple.
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Things to do
An annual event is held, called the "Besher Mela", where the goddess Kali is dressed up as Radha Krishna and other goddesses. It attracts thousands of devotees, and is one of the most iconic yearly events in the city. Every year, during Kali Puja, it is mandatory to host a Kali Puja in every Brahmin household of the place.
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Getting to Jaynagar Majilpur
- Airports
- Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose (CCU), 53 km · Hazrat Shahjalal (DAC), 275 km
- Stations
- Baharu railway station, 4.2 km · Dakshin Barasat railway station, 6.6 km · Hogla railway station, 9.5 km · Jaynagar Majilpur railway station, 700 m · Madhabpur railway station, 9.7 km
- Kolkata → Jaynagar Majilpur43 km · quickest by road, 1h 22m · ₹340–425
- Bhubaneswar → Jaynagar Majilpur341 km · quickest by air, 5h 59m · ₹6,240–9,320
- Siliguri → Jaynagar Majilpur504 km · quickest by air, 6h 19m · ₹6,850–10,250
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Jaynagar Majilpur is 29 km from Rajpur Sonarpur, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
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- Nimpithcensus town in West Bengal3 km
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