Wiki Explores Nadia - Phase I

Wiki Explores Nadia - Phase I is a three day event to document some areas of district of Nadia, West Bengal, India. The objective of this event is to do photo-documentation of the various heritage structures in the said area most of which have less or no presence in Wikimedia commons.

Nadia district

Goal edit

  1. Photograph heritage sites along with important places near them at Chapra, Tehatta, Jamsherpur, Shikarpur, Dignagar, Shantipur, Fulia, Anulia, Kamalpur, Banamali Para, Palpara, Aismal, Amghata, Ballal Dhipi, Nakashipara Shivnivas, Sonadanga in Nadia district
  2. Upload media for the heritage structures of Nadia district in Commons
  3. Create / Update articles about the heritage structures in Bengali and English Wikipedia
  4. Create / Update items in Wikidata

Participant edit

Amitabha Gupta (talk) 11:58, 28th February 2021 (UTC)

Itinerary edit

  • 2nd March 2021 (Tuesday) - Depart from Kolkata Station by LGL KOAA SPL train to Krishnangar. From Krishnanagar take a local transport and Reach hotel. Night Stay at Krishnanagar
  • 3rd March 2021 (Wednesday) Depart from Krishnanagar by pre-booked car and cover places at Chapra, Tehatta, Jamsherpur, Shikarpur. Night Stay at Krishnanagar.
  • 4th March 2021 (Thursday) Depart from Krishnanagar in a pre-booked car cover places at Dignagar, Shantipur, Fulia, Anulia, Kamalpur, Banamali Para, Palpara, Aismal. Night Stay at Krishnanagar.
  • 5th March 2021 (Friday) Check out from Krishnanagar and Visit places at Amghata, Ballal Dhipi, Nakashipara, Sonadanga and Shivnivas. Return to Krishnangar and board LGL KOAA SPL at 18:58 to reach Kolkata station at 21:40

Places to be covered edit

  1. Chapra
    1. Hat Chapra King Edward High School Y
    2. Hat Chapra King Edward’s Boy’s Hostel Y
    3. Christ Church, Chapra Y
    4. Sacred Heart Church, Chapra  Y
  2. Tehatta
    1. Krishna Ray Temple Y
  3. Jamsherpur
    1. First (Old) Ancestral house of Poet Jatindramohan Bagchi Y
    2. Second (New) Ancestral house of Poet Jatindramohan Bagchi Y
    3. Durga Dalan of Bagchi family  Y
  4. Shikarpur
    1. Bijoy Krishna Goswami Memorial Temple Y
    2. Shikarpur High School Y
    3. Two Indigo planters grave  Y
  5. Dignagar
    1. Raghabeswar temple  Y
  6. Shantipur
    1. Jaleswar Temple Y
    2. Shyamchand temple Y
  7. Fulia
    1. Haridas Pandit Memorial temple Y
    2. Poet Krittibas Tomb Y
  8. Anulia
    1. Black stone built Vishnu idol under a tree Y
  9. Kamalpur
    1. Two Aatchala Temples Y
  10. Banamali Para
    1. Zamindar house Y
  11. Palpara
    1. Charchala temple Y
  12. Aismali
    1. Panch Chura temple of Bandopadhyay family Y
    2. Panch Chura temple of Mukhopadhyay family Y
    3. Zamindar house Y
  13. Amghata
    1. Twin pinnacled Harihar temple  Y
    2. Bhairab Temple  Y
  14. Ballal Dhipi
    1. Mound locally known as 'Ballaldhipi' Y
  15. Nakashipara
    1. Three adjacent Charchala temple Y
    2. Zamindar house of Singha Roy Family Y
  16. Sonadanga
    1. Five pinnacled two storied Annapurna temple of Singha Ray family Y
  17. Shibnibash
    1. Rajrajeswar Temple Y
    2. Ragnishwar temple Y
    3. Ram Sita temple Y
  18. Krishnanagar Town
    1. Krishnanagar Rajbari Y
    2. Krishnanagar Collegiate School Y
    3. Krishnanagar Government College Y
    4. Krishnanagar Church or Roman Catholic Diocese of Krishnanagar Y
    5. Rail Bridge over Jalangi river Y
    6. Dwijendra Setu over Jalangi river Y

Financial Report edit

Financial Report
Purpose Particulars Date Price (INR) Receipt Remarks
Train Cost (Going) KOAA LGL SPL 2-Mar-21 566.38 Yes
Train Cost (Returning) LGL KOAA SPL 5-Mar-21 566.38 Yes
Uber cost Home to Kolkata Station 2-Mar-21 103.17 Yes
Uber cost Kolkata Station to home 5-Mar-21 128.75 Yes
Accomodation Cost Asian Lodge 2-Mar-21 to 4-Mar-21 5182.00 Yes
Car cost Lokenath Tour and Travels 5-Mar-21 11574.00 Yes
Dinner and Snacks Cost Asian Lodge, Krishnanagar 2-Mar-21 to 4-Mar-21 1830.00 Yes
Breakfast Adhar Sweets, Krishnanagar 3-Mar-21 163.00 Yes
Lunch Joy Maa Kali Hotel, Shikarpur 3-Mar-21 555.00 No
Breakfast Mother's Hut, Krishnanagar 4-Mar-21 100.00 Yes
Lunch Mini Hotel & Restaurent and lodge, Pungalia 4-Mar-21 480.00 No
Breakfast Road Side eatery 5-Mar-21 120.00 No
Lunch Nipbithi bar cum restaurant, Bholadanga 5-Mar-21 557.00 yes
TOTAL COST 21925.68