Gobardanga

A town in the North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, Gobardanga (গোবরডাঙ্গা Gobarḍāṅgā) has a wide prevailing history. Gobardanga had been governed by Brahmin Zamindars of bharadwaj gotra in pre-old days. Their descendants still reside in their ancestral home and maintaining all regulations, worship goddess Durga as per their tradition during Durga Puja.

Get in

By train

• 1 Gobardanga railway station. (updated Dec 2022)

See

• 1 Gobardanga Zamindar Palace. The Mukhopdahyay family who owns this property originated from Sharsha which is at present-day Khulna Division, Bangladesh. Khelaram Mukhopadhyay of this family built this zamindar house. (updated Dec 2022)
• 2 Prasannamoyee Kali Temple. Established by then Zamindar Kaliprasanna Mukhopadhyay, the temple faced southwards has Goddess Kali along with 12 other shrines of Lord Shiva distributed into 6 shrines on either side of the temple. It is believed that zamindar Rani Rashmoni came across the temple and she got the idea of establishing the Dakshineswar Kali Temple in Kolkata. (updated Dec 2022)

Nearby

• 1 Thakurnagar. A small town famous for "Baruni Mela". There are some big markets which play an important role in its economy. Apart from that, you can find a flower market, probably the second largest of the state. You can visit the Thakurbari at Sridham Thakurnagar with 3,000,000-3,500,000 devotees in March or April every year. You can roam around the town during the day and enjoy the surrounding natural beauty. There is no hotel accommodation and if you want to stay in Thakurnagar overnight, contact Sridam Thakurnagar Thakur at the Bari office. (updated Dec 2022)