Palpara

Palpara (Bengali: পালপাড়া) is a small village located in Nadia district in the state of West Bengal, India. It comes under Chakdaha municipality and Chakdah police station. The Palpara railway station is 59 km from Sealdah station. Palpara is famous for its 17th century Terracotta Kali temple which is now comes under the supervision of Archaeological Survey of India (ASI).[1]

Terracotta Temple, Palpara

Education

There are two high schools at Palpara. One Secondary School, Palpara Vidyamandir and one H.S School, Bhawanipur Sukanta Vidyaniketan.[2] There is a Law college near Palpara named J.R.S.E.T. College of Law.

Religion

The people are mostly Bengali Hindus, but notable number of Bengali Muslims live here. In the Tomb (Majar) of 'Ajgubitala' both the community Hindu and Muslims visit and pray regularly. Christians are very less in numbers.

Culture

People are peace-loving. Durgapuja, Kali puja, Saraswati puja are widely celebrated. The Muslims celebrate Eid in Palpara.

References

  1. ↑ Archaeological Survey of India. "Alphabetical List of Monuments - West Bengal". asi.nic.in. Retrieved May 23, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Palpara Vidyamanadir School". icbse.com. Retrieved April 24, 2017.

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