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Bandel Basilica

Hooghly, West Bengal, India

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Overview

One of India's oldest churches (1599, rebuilt 1660) — the Portuguese basilica of Our Lady of the Happy Voyage, with its shipwreck-legend mast.

Why visit: Four centuries of faith on the Hooghly, thronged at Christmas.

Things to do

›The votive ship's mast
›Riverside grotto
›Christmas fair

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Travel Information

Best time

Oct–Mar; Christmas

Entry fee

Free

Est. budget

₹100–300

Duration

1–2 hrs

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