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Bengal State of India
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Bengal is "The gate of exotic east".
Its capital, Calcutta, is well connected
by air and rail with the rest of the country
and the world and is an excellent springboard
for visits to Darjeeling and the Sunderbans,
Kornarak, Puri and Bhubaneswar, Patna,
Nalanda and Gaya. West Bengal is made
up of the delta of the other rivers which
join it to form the Sunderbans ,and the
mountainous region in the north- first
the Duar Hills and then the great Himalayas.
The best time to visit this place is September
through March. The British played an important
role in shaping modern Bengal. They established
their first base as a ruling power at
Plassey, north of Calcutta, after they
won a crucial battle in 1757, the year
which traditionally marks the beginning
of direct British rule. When the British
withdrew in 1947, they left a divided
Bengal. The name 'Bengal' derives from
Vanga, a Kingdom mentioned in ancient
Sanskrit texts. The Pala Dynasty ruled
Bengal from the 8th to the 12th century
Though the British influence is most clearly
in evidence, especially in Calcutta, the
Palas, Senas and Islamic ruler have each
left their distinctive mark. The state,
West Bengal is long and narrow, running
from the delta of the Ganges River system
at the Bay of Bengal in the south to the
heights of the Himalaya at Darjeeling
in the north. Some of the main attractive
places of West Bengal include mosques
of Malda, the palaces of Murshidabad,
the temples of Vishnupur or the Sunderbans
Wildlife Sanctuary.
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