West Bengal, the state in eastern India is endowed with uniqueness in its diversity. It offers its visitors a matchless geographical variety. The state is a tourist's paradise which includes hill stations, religious centres, wild life sanctuaries, and sea beaches. West Bengal is a land of magnificent landscape, flora fauna amidst the undulating terrains of the north as well as the effervescent seas in the south. This state is an exceptional amalgamation of culture, entertainment, artistry and boundless life. The streaming populace of the streets offers a strange beauty of the urban milieu, whereas the remote hill stations and sea beaches are perfect retreat for that very hectic urban population. West Bengal has everything of its own to offer through its impeccable natural beauty.Pilgrimage Tourism in West Bengal
West Bengal is a home to many pilgrimage places and every year thousands of pilgrims come here to offer their prayers. Owing to the amalgamation of several cultures there are religious centres for all religious groups such as Hindus, Muslims, Christians and Sikhs. Bishnupur in West Bengal has many Hindu temples that are renowned for their exclusive terracotta works. The temples are built mostly of brick, laterite, clay and sometimes wood and bamboo. Lord Krishna, an incarnation of Lord Vishnu and his love Radha, are deified in most of these temples. The Murali Mohana Temple and the Madana Mohana Temples in Bishnupur are popular religious sites for the Hindu pilgrims. The Shyama Raya temple built in the 17th century is the most visited religious site of this place. Religious centers in Kolkata in West Bengal reflect the secular nature of the city. The Dakshineshwar Temple is regarded as one of the major Hindu religious places. The Kalighat temple, well known for its Kali idol is visited by numerous devotees. The Nakhoda Mosque in Kolkata draws maximum Muslim devotees of the city. It has a very big structure and more than ten thousand men can perform the 'Namaaz' in the prayer hall of the mosque. Numerous ruins of mosques are still available at Malda in West Bengal.
The St. Paul's cathedral in is one of the most important Christian religious center of Kolkata. People who come all across the globe and have a glance of the church get astonished at its beauty. The Shitalanatha temple of Kolkata is a Jain temple and is visited by many Jain disciples. The Gurudwara Bari Sangat in Kolkata attracts Sikh disciples from all over India. Murshidabad, a prosperous district in West Bengal houses the famous Katra Mosque that attracts numerous Muslim pilgrims. West Bengal is a home to Buddhist pilgrims as well. There are a large number of Buddhist monasteries in Kalimgpong and Gangtok in West Bengal, which are some of the finest Buddhist pilgrimage centers in India. The religious places in West Bengal will give the tourists an insight about the cultural heritage of the place.For more visit the page:
