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Howrah (/ ˈ h aʊ r ə /; Bengali: [ˈɦao̯ɽa]; alternatively spelled as Haora) [12] is a city [13] [3] in the Indian state of West Bengal.Howrah is located on the western bank of the Hooghly River, opposite its twin city of Kolkata. [3]
Howrah district (/ ˈ h aʊ r ə /, Bengali: [ˈɦao̯ɽa]) is a district of the West Bengal state in eastern India. Howrah district is one of the highly urbanized area of West Bengal. Howrah district is one of the highly urbanized area of West Bengal.
The Matua Mahasangha (Bengali: মতুয়া মহাসংঘ [1]) is a Hindu reform movement that originated around 1860 AD in modern-day Bangladesh.Today, it has a considerable number of adherents both in Bangladesh and in West Bengal, India.
Baul singers at Shantiniketan. The culture of West Bengal is an Indian culture which has its roots in Bengali literature, music, fine arts, drama and cinema. Different geographic regions of West Bengal have subtle as well as more pronounced variations between each other, with Darjeeling Himalayan hill region and Duars showing particularly different socio-cultural aspects.
West Bengal (/ b ɛ n ˈ ɡ ɔː l /; ISO: Paścimabaṅga, pronounced [ˈpoʃtʃimˈbɔŋɡo] ⓘ, abbr. WB) is a state in the eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabitants within an area of 88,752 km 2 (34,267 sq mi) as of 2011. The population estimate as of 2023 is ...
The maximum temperature of South Bengal's plains and western highlands is 32 °C, [19] 31 °C in North Bengal plains and around 19–20 °C in mountains. Sometimes when the sky gets clear, the temperature rises suddenly. This is known as a monsoon break. This occurs mostly in North Bengal plains and in mountains in July and August when the ...
The extreme points of India include the coordinates that are further north, south, east or west than any other location in India; and the highest and the lowest altitudes in the country. The northernmost point claimed by India is in territory disputed between India and Pakistan , and administered partially by both.
West Bengal: Country: India: Shown within West Bengal ... is a complex of 17th–18th century temples at Guptipara in Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal.