Singur

Worth seeing in and around Singur

One place 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.

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   Jagatnagar Kalibari

   Jagatnagar Kalibari is a Hindu temple located in Jagatnagar near Singur in Hooghly district, dedicated to goddess Kali. It is situated 34 km away from Kolkata.

   3 km · temple in Hooghly district · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

The state of West Bengal has significant architectural and natural heritage. The Howrah Bridge, the Victoria Memorial and Vidyasagar Setu symbolises not only Kolkata but also the entire state. Although Kolkata may have the lion's share of the state's museums and landmarks, you should not ignore the rest of West Bengal.

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Things to do

West Bengal has numerous independent theatre groups locally called jātrādol (travelling group/band), who perform shows mostly in the rural areas. Foreigners not familiar with the dialect spoken can enjoy the atmosphere surrounding these events, as fairs organised by local inhabitants, merchants and craftsmen often accompany such gatherings. Make an āḍḍā (আড্ডা) with people.

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Where to eat

West Bengal is famous for fish preparations and sweet meat but some of the vegetarian dishes are also a speciality. Traditionally, widows were prohibited from taking anything other than vegetarian food, and they were principal chefs in large homes. This remains generally true, but now rules are being broken. They developed vegetarian dishes extensively.

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Getting to Singur

Airports

Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose (CCU), 28 km · Hazrat Shahjalal (DAC), 249 km

Stations

Kamarkundu railway station, 2.9 km · Baruipara railway station, 4.8 km · Mirzapur Bankipur railway station, 2.3 km · Diara railway station, 5.3 km · Singur railway station, 500 m

• Bhubaneswar → Singur

  375 km · quickest by air, 4h 49m · ₹5,730–8,760
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• Siliguri → Singur

  434 km · quickest by air, 5h 9m · ₹6,340–9,690
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• Guwahati → Singur

  517 km · quickest by air, 5h 43m · ₹6,860–10,460
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