Bandel Church
Portuguese, and the oldest church in Bengal.
- Where
- Hooghly, West Bengal, India
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 22.9191, 88.3962
Get the Bandel Church stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Bandel Church. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your West Bengal volume with your photos and a note.
Near Bandel Church
Hooghly Imambara 1.2 km
A clock wound by hand every week.
Boro Maa Kali Temple, Naihati 4.1 km
Naihati's Boro Maa, begun in 1923 after a young man came back from Nabadwip and dreamed of her.
Hangseshwari Temple 5.0 km
A temple at Bansberia with thirteen lotus-bud towers, laid out as a body in tantric anatomy.
Chandannagar Strand 7.7 km
French India on the Hooghly, and the jagaddhatri lights.
Dakshineswar Kali Temple 30 km
Built in 1855 by a woman the priesthood tried to refuse, and where Ramakrishna spent thirty years.
Vivekananda Setu 30 km
A truss bridge over the Hooghly finished in 1931, running from Bally across to Dakshineswar.
Belur Math 32 km
One building holding a temple, a mosque and a church.
Kumartuli 36 km
The potters' quarter where the Durga idols are built on straw and clay from the river, then given away to the water.
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Questions
Where is Bandel Church?
Bandel Church is in Hooghly, West Bengal. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Hooghly Imambara (1.2 km), Boro Maa Kali Temple, Naihati (4.1 km), Hangseshwari Temple (5.0 km).
How do I get the Bandel Church stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Bandel Church and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your West Bengal volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Bandel Church before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your West Bengal volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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