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Census Town in West Bengal, India
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Pandua (পাণ্ডুয়া Pāṇḍuyā), also spelt Pundooah, is a town in the Hooghly district of West Bengal, India.
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It is said that Shah Sufiuddin defeated the Hindu king of the Pandua and Mahanad area and built the 125 ft tall Minar of Pandua.
Bari Masjid
A mosque built by Shamsuddin Yusuf Shah in 1477 to replace the Shrinkhala Devi temple he destroyed. The area is considered one of the 51 Shakti Pithas.
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