Pandua (Hooghly)

For other places with the same name, see Pandua (disambiguation).

Pandua (পাণ্ডুয়া Pāṇḍuẏā), also spelt Pundooah, is a town in the Hooghly district of West Bengal, India.

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  • 🌍 Pundooah  Eastern . OSM directions target=_blank (updated Nov 2022)

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  • 🌍 Minar of Pandua. It is said that Shah Sufiuddin defeated the Hindu king of the Pandua and Mahanad area and built the 125 ft (38 m) tall Minar of Pandua. OSM directions target=_blank (updated Oct 2022)
  • 🌍 Mosque of Pandua (Bari Masjid). A mosque built by Shamsuddin Yusuf Shah in 1477 to replace the Shrinkhala Devi temple he destroyed. The area is considered one of the 51 Shakti Pithas. OSM directions target=_blank (updated Sep 2022)

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Nearby

  • 🌍 Itachuna Rajbari (ইটাচুনা Iṭācunā, literally "brick-lime") (Khanyan  Eastern ). It was established by the Kundan family originated from the Marathas in 1766. It has been later converted into a heritage resort. OSM directions target=_blank (updated Jul 2023)

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