📍 Heritage📍 Riverside📍 Cultural

Chandannagar Strand

Chandannagar, West Bengal, India

4.5 (0)

Overview

The elegant riverfront promenade of former French India — colonial mansions, the Sacred Heart Church and Jagaddhatri Puja's light magic.

Why visit: A French evening walk on the Ganga; November's Jagaddhatri lights are legendary.

Things to do

›Strand promenade
›Dupleix Museum (Institut de Chandernagor)
›Sacred Heart Church
›Jagaddhatri processions

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Travel Information

Best time

Oct–Mar; Jagaddhatri Puja (Nov)

Entry fee

Free

Est. budget

₹100–500

Duration

Half day

Nearby attractions

Within

5.2 km

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📍 Church

4.4

Bandel Basilica

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Hangseshwari Temple

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💎 Hidden Gem📍 Heritage

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Serampore Heritage Town

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📍 Temple

4.7

Dakshineswar Kali Temple

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