Information about West Bengal

State Map of West Bengal

Introduction

The state of West Bengal extends from the Bay of Bengal in the south to past Darjeeling in the Himalaya in the north. The main tourist attractions in West Bengal are Calcutta and the peaceful hill station, Darjeeling. Calcutta is the capital of West Bengal.
There are several other possible places to visit including the temples in Vishnupur, mosques in Malda, an interesting palace in Murshidabad and Sunderbans Wildlife Sanctuary, which has tigers. The holy place of Mayapur and Navadvipa is considered very sacred to Gaudiya Vaishnava devotees of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu.

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