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The residence of the scientist world-renowned for Bose-Einstein statistics.
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বিনোদিনী থিয়েটার Binodinī Thiyeṭār, formerly the Star Theatre
One of the earliest institutions of commercial Bengali theatre, along with the Minerva Theatre. It was also one of the places where the first motion pictures in Bengal, made by Hira Lal Sen, were screened. The Star Theatre was later named after Binodini Dasi, fondly called Noṭī Binodinī (নটী বিনোদিনী), due to her close professional connection with the theatre.
A plaque in front of the building where Sri Aurobindo was arrested due to the Alipore Bomb Case against him and others, now occupied by the Hatibagan branch of the State Bank of India (SBI).
ভোলানাথ ধাম Bhōlānāth Dhām
A mansion with a large courtyard, known for the "fanush" (ফানুস phānus) festival celebrated in the afternoon of Diwali, where paper-made sky lanterns called phānus are flown. These sky lanterns work like hot-air balloons, where the air inside is heated with a cloth rag ball (লুটি luṭi) soaked in spirit, which is attached to the base of the lantern. The venue of the phānus festival was purchased in 1925 by Raghunath Dutt and is named after his father, Bholanath Dutt. The first phānus festival was also observed there in 1925, and various theme-based sky lanterns are now flown from the mansion.
The 18th-century building was in a dilapidated condition, worsening day by day. The Ramakrishna Mission acquired it, along with an adjacent plot, in May 1999. Ramakrishna Mission restored Vivekananda's ancestral house without changing any of its original architectural features. It houses Vivekananda's birthplace, meditation hall (first floor) and museum, where some of the articles used by Vivekananda, his father, mother and brothers are preserved.
One of the largest Durga Puja celebrations in the city, which began in 1943 by Lakhi Chand Jaiswal as a small celebration in a shop. It has been attended by celebrities, industrialists, politicians, and even foreign diplomats. The common theme is usually environmentalism, and a windmill and solar panels power the pandal.