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Dhakeshwari Temple is the national temple of Bangladesh. It was built in the 12th century.
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Pohela Baishakh is the festival to celebrate the Bengali new year in the streets of Dhaka city.
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Khan Mohammad Mirdha's mosque (built 1706) at Atish Khana, in Old Dhaka, Bangladesh.
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Jamuna Bridge is the longest multipurpose bridge on Jamuna River in Bangladesh.
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This 1907 map of Eastern Bengal clearly shows the spread of Bengali culture towards the east, encompassing modern Bangladesh, Assam, Tripura, Mizoram, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh. Today's West Bengal lies to the west of this region, forming the eastern bottleneck of India, stretching from the Himalayas in the north to the Bay of Bengal in the south. The state has a total area of 88,752 km². The Darjeeling Himalayan hill region in the northern extreme of the state belongs to the eastern Himalaya. This region contains Sandakfu (3,636 m) — the highest peak of the state. The narrow Terai region separates this region from the plains, which in turn transitions into the Ganges delta towards the south. The Rarh region intervenes between the Ganges delta in the east and the western plateau and high lands. A small coastal region is on the extreme south, while the Sundarbans mangrove forests form a remarkable geographical landmark at the Ganges delta.
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The Indian Museum, founded by Nathaniel Wallich in 1814, is located in Kolkata. Occupying a mansion, the museum features an Egyptian mummy, the Buddhist stupa from Bharhut, the Buddha's ashes, the Ashoka pillar, fossil skeletons of prehistoric, and a collection of meteorites. It also houses antiques, armour, and ormanents.
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The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, affectionately nicknamed the "Toy Train," is a 2 ft (610 mm) narrow-gauge railway from Siliguri to Darjeeling run by the Indian Railways. It was built between 1879 and 1881 and is about 86 km long. Since 1999 the train has been a World Heritage Site as listed by UNESCO.
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Rickshaws are most commonly found in Kolkata than anywhere else. The large majority of rickshaw pullers rent their rickshaws for a few dollars per shift. They live cheaply in hostels, trying to save money to send home.
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The Marble Palace is a palatial mansion located in North Kolkata. It was built by Raja Rajendra Mullick in 1835 and contains many beautiful Western sculptures, pieces of Victorian furniture, and paintings by European and Indian artists. Large chandeliers, clocks, and busts of kings and queens decorate the hallways of the palace. It is famous for its marble walls and floors, antiques, paintings by Rubens, curios, marble statues, floor to ceiling mirrors and collection of rare birds.
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St. Paul's Cathedral stands beside Victoria Memorial, Nandan - Rabindra Sadan theatre complex, and the Birla Planetarium in Kolkata. It was completed in 1847 after being in construction for 8 years. The cathedral was constructed in Gothic style with stained glass windows and two frescoes in Florentine Renaissance style. A military engineer designed the cathedral, modeling the tower and spire upon the Norwich Cathedral. The tower was rebuilt along the lines of the Canterbury Cathedral following an earthquake in 1934. The Bishop's House across the street is also a very impressive piece of architecture. St. Paul’s was conscerated in 1874.
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Cox's Bazar in Bangladesh is the world's longest natural beach (120 km). It is located 152 km south of Chittagong.
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The Nakshi Kantha is traditional stitched quilt of Bengal.
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Pari Bibi's mazar at the Lalbagh Fort, the center of Mughal military power in Dhaka and an intrinsic part of the history of the city, founded by Muhammad Azam Shah in 1678.
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Ahsan Manzil is the official residential palace and seat of the Dhaka Nawab Family, situated on the banks of the Buriganga River. The palace is now a museum.
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Jatiyo Sangsad Bhaban is the National Assembly Building of Bangladesh, located in the capital Dhaka. It was created by architect Louis I. Kahn and is one of the largest legislative complexes in the world. It houses all parliamentary activities of Bangladesh.
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The Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur is an autonomous engineering and technology-oriented institute of higher education established by the Government of India. IIT Kharagpur was the first of the seven IITs, established in 1951. The Main Building of IIT Kharagpur (pictured) houses most of the administrative offices of the institute, and also has the Central Library, an auditorium, and lecture halls. The tower of the Main Building has a Steel tank with 10,000 gallons of water capacity for emergency supply needs.
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A murti (representation) of Durga, shown riding her lion and attacking the demon Mahishasura.
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Credit: John and Karen Hollingsworth
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The Royal Bengal Tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) is a subspecies of tiger found in grasslands, subtropical and tropical rainforests, scrub forests, wet and dry deciduous forests and mangroves. Its fur is orange-brown with black stripes. It is the national animal of both India and Bangladesh.
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These flags, containing Buddhism texts to ward off evil spirits, are situated around a temple in Darjeeling.
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Hangseshwari temple is a located in Banshberia, Hooghly. This temple is dedicated to Goddess Kali. The Hangseshwari temple has a distinctive style of architecture — different from the usual pattern present in this area. The structure of the temples is the representation of Tantrik Satchakrabhed.
