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  2. Bishnupur (West Bengal) - Wikipedia

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    Bishnupur (/ b ɪ ʃ n ʊ ˌ p ʊər /; Bengali:; alternatively spelled as Vishnupur) is a city and a municipality in Bankura district, West Bengal, India.It has terracotta temples built by the Malla rulers, historic Radha Krishna temples built during 1600–1800 CE and the Baluchari sarees.

  3. Culture of Bengal - Wikipedia

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    Pohela Baishakh celebration in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The culture of Bengal defines the cultural heritage of the Bengali people native to eastern regions of the Indian subcontinent, mainly what is today Bangladesh and the Indian states of West Bengal and Tripura, where they form the dominant ethnolinguistic group and the Bengali language is the official and primary language.

  4. File:Bengali Aiburo Bhaat Thali, Own Home, Kolkata, West ...

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    English: This is a photo of a traditional Aiburo Bhaat Thali, the meal a bride-to-be (or a groom-to-be) eats during a sort of bridal shower ceremony (and before the actual wedding ceremony) in a Bengali household. This spread was prepared by my mother for my sister's aiburo bhaat ceremony on 20th November, 2018 and consisted of steamed rice ...

  5. Thali - Wikipedia

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    A chapter in ancient Sushruta Samhita text is dedicated to dining etiquette, method of serving food and proper placement of each dish before the diner, it is the earliest known textual evidence on thali presentation. [6] Detail of man eating from thali, ca. 1646 Women eating from thali, ca. 1712 Wife serves meal to her husband. ca.1700

  6. Shobhabazar - Wikipedia

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    The Shobhabazar Durga Puja is split into two parts, near each other, but both the Pujas continue with their characteristic distinctions. Karttikeya is dressed in breeches worn by Englishmen. In most Bengali pujas Ganesha dons the traditional dhuti-chadar , but at Shobhabazar he is an idol worshipped by the Marwari ancestors of Jagat Seth ; and ...

  7. Bengali cuisine - Wikipedia

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    Bengali food is often served on plates which have a distinct flowery pattern often in blue or pink. Another characteristic of Bengali food is the use the boti (also called dao or da ). It is a long curved blade on a platform held down by one or both feet; both hands are used to hold whatever is being cut and move it against the blade, which ...

  8. Kumortuli - Wikipedia

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    Dhakeswari Mata Temple is a Hindu temple located in Kumortuli, near Sovabazar, Kolkata. It is situated on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River near Kumartolly. The presiding deity of the temple is Devi Durga , which was taken to Kolkata in 1947 from Dhakeswari Temple in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

  9. Jorasanko - Wikipedia

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    Jorasanko police station is part of the Central division of Kolkata Police.It is located at 16, Bal Mukund Malkar Road, Kolkata-700007. [13]Taltala Women police station covers all police districts under the jurisdiction of the Central division i.e. Bowbazar, Burrabazar, Girish Park, Hare Street, Jorasanko, Muchipara, New Market, Taltala and Posta.