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Sightseeing in Berhampore

Berhampore has 8 places covered here for sightseeing in Berhampore, including Murshidabad Maharaja Krishnanath University, Byaspur Shiva Temple, Dutch Cemetery and Residency

Overview

Berhampore has 8 places covered here for sightseeing in Berhampore, including Murshidabad Maharaja Krishnanath University, Byaspur Shiva Temple, Dutch Cemetery and Residency Cemetery. Each page lists timings, entry fees and directions where sources provide them.

Places

Murshidabad Maharaja Krishnanath University

A public state university in Berhampore with Oxford-inspired architecture. It was established in 1853 as a liberal arts college by Maharani Swarnamoyee Devi. She named it after the demise of her her husband Krishnath Roy, who dreamt of establishing an academic institution. Author Brajendranath Seal developed the college infrastructure further. Murshidabad Maharaja Krishnanath University is a public state university in Berhampore, Murshidabad, West Bengal.

Heritage

Byaspur Shiva Temple

A Shiva temple with terracotta works. It was built in 1811 by Pandit Ramkeshava Devasharman, and is said to have been inspired by the temple in Baranagar (near Azimganj) built by Rani Bhabani. Byaspur Shiva Temple is a famous Shiva temple located at Byaspur in Kashimbazar, Murshidabad district. The worshiped in this temple is Byasa Dev, a form of Shiva – one of Hinduism's trinity of supreme divinity. The temple was built in 1811, and renovated in 1918 and 1995.

Pilgrimage

Dutch Cemetery

The Dutch Cemetery of Cossimbazar dates back to the early 18th century. The oldest grave is of Daniel Van der Muyl, who died in 1721. The cemetery has 47 tombs, most of them obelisks. The cemetery houses a white temple-like tomb housing the mortal remains of a Dutch East India Company official, Tammerus Canter Visscher. Incidentally, there is a similar grave in Chinsurah.

Heritage

Residency Cemetery

A heritage Christian cemetery protected by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI). Many important British residents and military personnel lived in Berhampore were buried in this cemetery.

Heritage

Saidabad Rajbari

Built by Maharaja Nandakumar Roy's son-in-law, the palace was later converted into a museum and district library.

Heritage

Cossimbazar Palace of the Roys

The former royal palace of the Cossimbazar royal family, turned into a heritage property.

Heritage

Old English Cemetery

The Old English Cemetery contains several tombs and graves, including the tomb of Mary Hastings, wife of Warren Hastings and that of her infant daughter. There are several other graves in the cemetery, but most of them are unmarked.

Heritage