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City in West Bengal, India
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Midnapore or Medinipur (মেদিনীপুর Medinīpur), a town in southwestern West Bengal on the Kangsabati River, is the headquarters of Paschim Medinipur district.
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Not to be confused with the one near Tiruchirappalli.
A good picnic spot
The temple was built in 1851, possibly at the request of a descendant of the Ganga dynasty of Odisha.
Notable for Annual Urs festival.
One of the rare churches in Southwest Bengal.
Rani Shiromoni Paryatak Abas
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