Tourist places in the majestic city of West Bengal

Cooch Behar -

I came to know about this city for the first time when I was reading an article related to Maharani Gayatri Devi of Jaipur.

Maharani Gayatri Devi's father was the king of Cooch Behar. Google did not exist when I was reading this article.

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I had taken Cooch Behar as a part of today's Bihar. But I was not too isolated from the goal.

Cooch Behar is a part of West Bengal is situated at the place where West Bengal joins Assam.

This district connects the northeastern regions of India with other parts of India.

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Due to its shape, this area is also called the neck of the chicken.

To reach the northeastern regions of India by land, one has to go through this district itself.

I had also heard many stories about the kings of Cooch Behar as they had staked their lands many times in the game of Chaupar.

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Did this remind you of the story of Mahabharata? The story of Mahabharata must have flashed in my mind.

Earlier this year, when I was on a trip to Sikkim and Bengal, I also visited the city of Cooch Behar. Situated between Bhutan and Bangladesh,

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this region of India is very famous for its exquisite palaces. The women here are also considered very beautiful.

History of Cooch Behar

The history of Cooch Behar takes us back to prehistoric times. It finds mentioned in epics like Ramayana and Mahabharata.

The city was a part of the Kamrup region of the Pragjyotish kingdom, which then extended up to present-day Guwahati.

The Gupta Empire was on the pillars of the period. Centenary Kamarupa is mentioned. According to known historical sources,

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at that time there was the empire of the Gupta dynasty and the Pala Kshatriya dynasty. At the end of the 15th century, Muslim rulers also ruled here for a short time.

At that time it was called Kamata. After this, the kings of the Rajbongshi or Koch dynasty started establishing their suzerainty in this region.

The kings of this dynasty existed even after Indian independence.

In 1863, King Nripendra Narayan, who was then a young infant, ascended the throne of Cooch Behar.

The Cooch Behar as we see it today was implemented during his tenure. His most famous heritage is the palace of Cooch Behar.

European image This palace is in my estimation the most magnificent of the Indian palaces.

Maharani Gayatri Devi was the granddaughter of King Nripendra Narayan.


18th after the invasion by Bhutan. A treaty was negotiated with the East India Company in the middle of the century.

After this treaty, peace was established in this region. In the year 1949,

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the state of Cooch Behar was merged with the country of India and in 1950 it became a district of the state of West Bengal.

Get more information about the detailed history and genealogy of Cooch Behar from the NIC website.


Palace of Cooch Behar – Rajbari

Built in the year 1887, this unique palace of red color is the residence of the royal family. It is also called Rajbari by the local people.

Situated in the Cooch Behar city full of ancient heritage, this palace is very visible.

The vast and expansive gardens enclosing the huge and expansive palace of red color present a very pleasing landscape,

seeing which many features like delightful, fragrant, curvy, and beautiful come out from the mouth involuntarily.

Its length of 400 feet is not noticeable until you come close to it. From the entrance, it appears to be a small palace.

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While walking through the gardens, you will get an idea of ​​the actual size of the palace as you move past the small ponds.

The right side of the palace structure is wider than the left. The principle of symmetry appears to have been deliberately not adopted.

A dome of metal adorns the top of the structure. The dome is set on top of a cylindrical structure with some arched windows.

This dome is visible from any corner of Cooch Behar city. You can't get lost anywhere in Cooch Behar.

Look around on the horizon and find the dome of this palace. Ongoing that side you will definitely reach the palace.

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Although this palace is of only two floors, yet it appears relatively high. Perhaps the reason for this is its high dome.

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