About Shantiniketan

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Shantiniketan or Santiniketan is a neighbourhood in Bolpur city in Bolpur subdivision of Birbhum district in West Bengal, India, approximately 165 km north of Kolkata (formerly Calcutta). It was established by Maharshi Devendranath Tagore, and later expanded by his son Rabindranath Tagore whose vision became what is now a university town with the creation of the Visva-Bharati University.

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Bīrbhūm, West Bengal, India, 731204

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Ichai-Ghosh-Tempel

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Residency Cemetery, Babulbona

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Rasmancha, Bishnupur

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Hazarduari Palace

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Nizamat Imambara

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Jahan Kosha Cannon

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Katra Masjid

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Sayed Jamaluddin Mosque

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Hangseshwari Temple

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Ananta Basudeba Temple

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Dutch Cemetery, Chinsurah

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Madangopal Jiu Temple

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Holy Rosary Cathedral, Kolkata

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Magen David Synagogue (Kolkata)

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Metcalfe Hall

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St. John's Church, Kolkata

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Baro Shona Masjid

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South Park Street Cemetery

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Chandraketugarh

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Eklakhi Mausoleum

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Adina Mosque

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Kurumbera Fort

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Vikramashila

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Jatar-Deul

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Bangarh

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Sundarbans National Park

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Nalanda

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Sujata Stupa

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Mahabodhi Temple

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Lomas Rishi Cave

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