📍 Heritage📍 Museum

Cellular Jail

Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India

4.6 (0)

Overview

The dreaded 'Kala Pani' — seven wings of solitary cells radiating from a central tower, where the Raj exiled its bravest opponents across the black waters. The evening light-and-sound show, voiced by the old peepal tree, leaves few eyes dry.

Why visit: India's most powerful freedom-struggle site — history you can feel.

History: Completed in 1906 with 693 solitary cells; Veer Savarkar spent a decade here, and hunger strikes by prisoners twice shook the empire before it became a national memorial in 1979.

Things to do

›Walk the preserved wing, gallows and Savarkar's cell
›Climb the central tower for the panopticon view
›Attend the sunset sound-and-light show
›Galleries of prisoner art and records

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Travel Information

Best time

Oct–May

Entry fee

₹30 + show ₹300

Hours

9 am–5 pm; shows at dusk; Mon museum closed

Est. budget

₹300–700

Duration

Half day

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