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A complete year is almost well spent and heading towards the end, we all are engaged to making diminutive trips for rejoicing winter in a completely different approach. People today are not to be called travellers but explorers. They are absolutely not willing to reprise the same old story and keep on posting akin pictures of travel destinations every now and then.
Chandraketugarh is one such exclusive target where one can seek pleasure in the weekends exploring buildings and facts of historical importance. This is situated around 50kms from the city of Kolkata. The view of the banks of Bidyadhari River is worth mentioning. All the elements found over here are considered to be exhumed before the Mauryan Rule and most of these are more than 3000 years old. A number of relics, stupas of Buddha, jataka stories that are written on the coins, utensils made of earthen material and showpieces are found in Chandraketugarh.
The best way to visit Chandraketugarh is to take bus that is easily available from Esplanade. You need to get down at Barachampa and from there it is absolutely not that tough to reach Chandraketugarh. If somebody is not comfortable in bus services, then they can also avail the train to Barasat such as Basirhat local in the morning. Crossing Barasat you need to go at Hasnabad. Reaching railway station Harua, you are free to take auto rickshaw or other available transport. It is a journey of nearly 15 minutes to reach Berachampa.
There are a number of hotels and guest houses near Chandraketugarh, so that it becomes stress-free for the travellers to relish the ancient beauty altogether. Few are probably not budget friendly but there are many other options available.
When you are out for sight-seeing in Chandraketugarh, you will probably not get that food stalls and sellers but if you head towards Haroa and Barachampa area it is smoother to get eatables probably of your own choice too.
You can visit Chandraketugarh at any point of the year yet winters are much enjoyable everywhere. The most famous occasion over here is the Basanti puja. This is celebrated with great pomp every year.
Apart from the prehistoric elements, Pir Gorachand’s Darga, Lal masjid etc are some of the places one can visit.
Therefore, this can be a pretty good weekend trip for almost all age group within a close proximity to Kolkata.
