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This information is provided by the Ministry of Culture, Government of India. You can find details of all previous and ongoing festivals of India in foreign countries.</p> <div class="devider"></div></div> </div></li> <li class="views-row views-row-2 views-row-even"> <h3> <a href="https://ddinajpur.nic.in/culture-heritage/" class="ext-link">Information on heritage tourism in South Dinajpur, district of West Bengal</a></h3> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <ul class="level3_buttons"> <li class="tags_btn"><div> <h4> </h4> </div> <form action="/india-glance/culture-heritage" method="post" id="get-tag-form-ajax--2" accept-charset="UTF-8"><div><input type="hidden" name="form_build_id" value="form-uvVMelOe5NdOI-6J1UAb9BvEv4y7DI-uELAOw06LIQU" /> <input type="hidden" name="form_id" value="get_tag_form_ajax" /> <input type="submit" id="edit-tag-submit-1609204" value="Suggest Tags" name="op" class="form-submit" /></div></form></li> <li class="comment_btn"><form action="/india-glance/culture-heritage" method="post" id="get-comment-form-ajax--2" accept-charset="UTF-8"><div><input type="hidden" name="form_build_id" value="form-JF95j10kN22DR_cSG_N2AJkstk6o-z3GsQgXuwXhW1s" /> <input type="hidden" name="form_id" value="get_comment_form_ajax" /> <input type="submit" id="edit-comment-submit-1609204" value="Comment" name="op" class="form-submit" /></div></form></li> <li class="share-icon"><a class="share_btn" href="javascript: void(0);">Share This</a> <ul class="sharebtns"> <li><a target="_blank" href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Findia.gov.in%2Finformation-heritage-tourism-south-dinajpur-district-west-bengal" title="External Website that opens in a new window" role="link"><img src="/sites/all/themes/adaptivetheme/npi_adaptive/images/sharefb.png" alt="Share on Facebook"></a></li> <li><a target="_blank" href="http://twitter.com/share?text=Please+check+this+link%26url%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Findia.gov.in%2Finformation-heritage-tourism-south-dinajpur-district-west-bengal" title="External Website that opens in a new window" role="link"><img src="/sites/all/themes/adaptivetheme/npi_adaptive/images/sharetw.png" alt="Share on Twitter"></a></li> </ul> </li>  </ul> <div class="comment_popup"><div id="tags-wrapper-1609204" class="tags-wrapper-form"></div> <div id="comments-wrapper-1609204" class="comments-wrapper-form"></div></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body-1"> <div class="field-content"><p>Get detailed information on heritage tourism in South Dinajpur district of West Bengal. User can access information about festivals and other heritage sites in the district. A Baul Mela & Utsab is held at Nayabazar Hattola in Tapan Block. Folk-cultural artists and performers now have a forum in the District, sort of state level organisation.</p> <div class="devider"></div></div> </div></li> <li class="views-row views-row-3 views-row-odd"> <h3> <a href="https://murshidabad.gov.in/culture-heritage/" class="ext-link">Information on heritage tourism in Murshidabad, district of West Bengal</a></h3> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <ul class="level3_buttons"> <li class="tags_btn"><div> <h4> </h4> </div> <form action="/india-glance/culture-heritage" method="post" id="get-tag-form-ajax--3" accept-charset="UTF-8"><div><input type="hidden" name="form_build_id" value="form-HZBVriIkOdezejYk8Dp7DidD-fz06Xmz8ZWLVNCfBVk" /> <input type="hidden" name="form_id" value="get_tag_form_ajax" /> <input type="submit" id="edit-tag-submit-1609203" value="Suggest Tags" name="op" class="form-submit" /></div></form></li> <li class="comment_btn"><form action="/india-glance/culture-heritage" method="post" id="get-comment-form-ajax--3" accept-charset="UTF-8"><div><input type="hidden" name="form_build_id" value="form-lUokuXrE4ii1xjXtRaJXWVsbzp_2krF4ENN0frtzSfY" /> <input type="hidden" name="form_id" value="get_comment_form_ajax" /> <input type="submit" id="edit-comment-submit-1609203" value="Comment" name="op" class="form-submit" /></div></form></li> <li class="share-icon"><a class="share_btn" href="javascript: void(0);">Share This</a> <ul class="sharebtns"> <li><a target="_blank" href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Findia.gov.in%2Finformation-heritage-tourism-murshidabad-district-west-bengal" title="External Website that opens in a new window" role="link"><img src="/sites/all/themes/adaptivetheme/npi_adaptive/images/sharefb.png" alt="Share on Facebook"></a></li> <li><a target="_blank" href="http://twitter.com/share?text=Please+check+this+link%26url%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Findia.gov.in%2Finformation-heritage-tourism-murshidabad-district-west-bengal" title="External Website that opens in a new window" role="link"><img src="/sites/all/themes/adaptivetheme/npi_adaptive/images/sharetw.png" alt="Share on Twitter"></a></li> </ul> </li>  </ul> <div class="comment_popup"><div id="tags-wrapper-1609203" class="tags-wrapper-form"></div> <div id="comments-wrapper-1609203" class="comments-wrapper-form"></div></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body-1"> <div class="field-content"><p>Get detailed information on heritage tourism in Murshidabad district of West Bengal. User can access information about festivals and other heritage sites in the district. The grand celebrations of 'Bera Utsav' are conducted at Lalbagh, on the banks of river Bhagirathi, near the palace of Nawabs. The beautiful celebration is adorned by traditional dance and music. Hazarduari Mela is conducted... <div class="devider"></div></div> </div></li> <li class="views-row views-row-4 views-row-even"> <h3> <a href="https://jhargram.gov.in/culture-heritage/" class="ext-link">Information on heritage tourism in Jhargram, district of West Bengal</a></h3> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <ul class="level3_buttons"> <li class="tags_btn"><div> <h4> </h4> </div> <form action="/india-glance/culture-heritage" method="post" id="get-tag-form-ajax--4" accept-charset="UTF-8"><div><input type="hidden" name="form_build_id" value="form-fEusENCo_iqhzfLuhwq_lLL1VzB0SpPtnTJ3IhWPUiQ" /> <input type="hidden" name="form_id" value="get_tag_form_ajax" /> <input type="submit" id="edit-tag-submit-1609202" value="Suggest Tags" name="op" class="form-submit" /></div></form></li> <li class="comment_btn"><form action="/india-glance/culture-heritage" method="post" id="get-comment-form-ajax--4" accept-charset="UTF-8"><div><input type="hidden" name="form_build_id" value="form-03BmkAJgB7ZhHEZLTnNUvdv5CNjE74Gs1cklJRjcqKw" /> <input type="hidden" name="form_id" value="get_comment_form_ajax" /> <input type="submit" id="edit-comment-submit-1609202" value="Comment" name="op" class="form-submit" /></div></form></li> <li class="share-icon"><a class="share_btn" href="javascript: void(0);">Share This</a> <ul class="sharebtns"> <li><a target="_blank" href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Findia.gov.in%2Finformation-heritage-tourism-jhargram-district-west-bengal" title="External Website that opens in a new window" role="link"><img src="/sites/all/themes/adaptivetheme/npi_adaptive/images/sharefb.png" alt="Share on Facebook"></a></li> <li><a target="_blank" href="http://twitter.com/share?text=Please+check+this+link%26url%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Findia.gov.in%2Finformation-heritage-tourism-jhargram-district-west-bengal" title="External Website that opens in a new window" role="link"><img src="/sites/all/themes/adaptivetheme/npi_adaptive/images/sharetw.png" alt="Share on Twitter"></a></li> </ul> </li>  </ul> <div class="comment_popup"><div id="tags-wrapper-1609202" class="tags-wrapper-form"></div> <div id="comments-wrapper-1609202" class="comments-wrapper-form"></div></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body-1"> <div class="field-content"><p>Get detailed information on heritage tourism in Jhargram district of West Bengal. User can access information about festivals and other heritage sites in the district.</p> <div class="devider"></div></div> </div></li> <li class="views-row views-row-5 views-row-odd"> <h3> <a href="https://darjeeling.gov.in/culture-heritage/" class="ext-link">Information on heritage tourism in Darjiling, district of West Bengal</a></h3> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <ul class="level3_buttons"> <li class="tags_btn"><div> <h4> </h4> </div> <form action="/india-glance/culture-heritage" method="post" id="get-tag-form-ajax--5" accept-charset="UTF-8"><div><input type="hidden" name="form_build_id" value="form-dQhxcqw7LMKM6UcLOgUeyl4sKA1tLA-P3VSEiSS5PnQ" /> <input type="hidden" name="form_id" value="get_tag_form_ajax" /> <input type="submit" id="edit-tag-submit-1609200" value="Suggest Tags" name="op" class="form-submit" /></div></form></li> <li class="comment_btn"><form action="/india-glance/culture-heritage" method="post" id="get-comment-form-ajax--5" accept-charset="UTF-8"><div><input type="hidden" name="form_build_id" value="form-eWXfMy_6dM-Gc_-Qj1kUWAXt915a2P9Dw_kP_z0h4AE" /> <input type="hidden" name="form_id" value="get_comment_form_ajax" /> <input type="submit" id="edit-comment-submit-1609200" value="Comment" name="op" class="form-submit" /></div></form></li> <li class="share-icon"><a class="share_btn" href="javascript: void(0);">Share This</a> <ul class="sharebtns"> <li><a target="_blank" href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Findia.gov.in%2Finformation-heritage-tourism-darjiling-district-west-bengal" title="External Website that opens in a new window" role="link"><img src="/sites/all/themes/adaptivetheme/npi_adaptive/images/sharefb.png" alt="Share on Facebook"></a></li> <li><a target="_blank" href="http://twitter.com/share?text=Please+check+this+link%26url%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Findia.gov.in%2Finformation-heritage-tourism-darjiling-district-west-bengal" title="External Website that opens in a new window" role="link"><img src="/sites/all/themes/adaptivetheme/npi_adaptive/images/sharetw.png" alt="Share on Twitter"></a></li> </ul> </li>  </ul> <div class="comment_popup"><div id="tags-wrapper-1609200" class="tags-wrapper-form"></div> <div id="comments-wrapper-1609200" class="comments-wrapper-form"></div></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body-1"> <div class="field-content"><p>The panorama of the Majestic Himalayan mountains, its lush green hills and forests seem to have played a significant role in influencing the religion and culture including the folk songs and dances of the Nepalese people, inhabiting in and around the Himalayan regions with its serene, romantic and poetic shades of different hues.</p> <div class="devider"></div></div> </div></li> <li class="views-row views-row-6 views-row-even"> <h3> <a href="https://bankura.gov.in/culture-heritage/" class="ext-link">Information on heritage tourism in Bankura, district of West Bengal</a></h3> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <ul class="level3_buttons"> <li class="tags_btn"><div> <h4> </h4> </div> <form action="/india-glance/culture-heritage" method="post" id="get-tag-form-ajax--6" accept-charset="UTF-8"><div><input type="hidden" name="form_build_id" value="form-aCHjjhfSBmT0Dhxugzcbf_VeJVbEB5lXIptf9Y_eDe0" /> <input type="hidden" name="form_id" value="get_tag_form_ajax" /> <input type="submit" id="edit-tag-submit-1609199" value="Suggest Tags" name="op" class="form-submit" /></div></form></li> <li class="comment_btn"><form action="/india-glance/culture-heritage" method="post" id="get-comment-form-ajax--6" accept-charset="UTF-8"><div><input type="hidden" name="form_build_id" value="form-ra_6R3YU9zUgc8WLv8nMn3dBah6ppO5y7fkjhjJ5hxs" /> <input type="hidden" name="form_id" value="get_comment_form_ajax" /> <input type="submit" id="edit-comment-submit-1609199" value="Comment" name="op" class="form-submit" /></div></form></li> <li class="share-icon"><a class="share_btn" href="javascript: void(0);">Share This</a> <ul class="sharebtns"> <li><a target="_blank" href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Findia.gov.in%2Finformation-heritage-tourism-bankura-district-west-bengal" title="External Website that opens in a new window" role="link"><img src="/sites/all/themes/adaptivetheme/npi_adaptive/images/sharefb.png" alt="Share on Facebook"></a></li> <li><a target="_blank" href="http://twitter.com/share?text=Please+check+this+link%26url%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Findia.gov.in%2Finformation-heritage-tourism-bankura-district-west-bengal" title="External Website that opens in a new window" role="link"><img src="/sites/all/themes/adaptivetheme/npi_adaptive/images/sharetw.png" alt="Share on Twitter"></a></li> </ul> </li>  </ul> <div class="comment_popup"><div id="tags-wrapper-1609199" class="tags-wrapper-form"></div> <div id="comments-wrapper-1609199" class="comments-wrapper-form"></div></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body-1"> <div class="field-content"><p>The soul of Bankura hides in its rural villages. Most of the villagers are farmers and other people work as carpenters, potters etc. Bankura has an international fame for the "Bankura Horse" - a terracotta crafted horse, and for Dashabatar Tash (the historic paintings). 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