Babughat - Kolkata

Toilet s are not available at babughat only 2 toilet available.2 toilet are not saficient for public.

Great view of river Hooghly, new footbridge and walkway over the river adds to the attraction.

On the day of Dashami at the end of Durga Puja, it turns into a place for immersion of Goddess Durga. It is a mesmerising operation. It turns into a great Fair.

A place where you can enjoy the cool breeze of the ganges. A place where you will get the taste of sunset. A place where you will get the essence of kolkata. A place where you will get a sunset ganga cruise which is about 200-300( group of 4)per boat for 30 min.A place where you can enjoy with friends. A place for photographers.Do visit this place during sunset.

Bus terminus... One of busiests in Kolkata

Nice place to hang out with friends, good lover spot, with lots of beautiful picture to capture and a local vacation place with tea , masala muri, paw bhaji and many more. Place near it is Millenium park, Fort William, Floatel a floating hotel in ganges, Nice place for dating with good food at reasonable price. You couold also get bus for different place from here like puri, Digha etc. Its a request if u are in kolkata donot miss this place as it is already a historical place.

Awesome place to have a walk by the Ganges through paved road. Nice views. Street foods available. Awesome place for photography. This is also the place where the Durga puja vasan take place, after the grand durga puja carnival. Around 15 mins walk from Esplanade (Dharmatala). Various buses are also available. The place can be reached by bus from Howrah, Sealdah, Esplanade and various parts of the city. The place is also connected by ferry service from Howrah Railway Station. The nearest Railway Station is Eden Gardens Railway Station (in Circular Railway). The trains are available from Dumdum or Kolkata or Sealdah station. The trains are rare during noon time and the trains remain quite crowded during office hours. You can also explore the ganga ghat and a nice walk through the paved path by the Ganga river towards Prinsep Ghat. Buses from Babughat towards Prinsep Ghat are not available, but many buses are available towards Howrah and the rest of Kolkata. The place remain crowded during any cricket or football matches in the areas. The place also have a bus stand. Buses of different routes start from here. Buses towards Digha, Asansol, Durgapur, Ranchi, New Jalpaiguri and various other places are available here. Do visit the City of Joy, Kolkata and if you want a bus ride don't forget to step into Babughat. Thank You.

Babughat (Babooghat), Baje Kadamtala Ghat,[1] Baboo Raj Chandra Ghat) is one of the many ghats built during British Raj, along the river bank of Hooghly on its bank on Strand Road at Kolkata side. The ghat has a tall colonial structure, which is the landing berth of the ghat. It is a fine Doric-Greek style pavilion with huge pillars.The ghat, originally known was Baboo Raj Chandra Ghat, is now only known by first words Baboo-ghat or Babu-ghat. Babu / Baboo in Bengalimeans Sahib or gentleman. The ghat is named after Babu Raj Chandra Das, husband of Rani Rashmoni and zamindar of Janbazar, who built it in 1830, in memory of her late husband.A marble tablet beneath the pediment implies that some of the credit for the erection of the ghat must go to Lord William Bentinck as he encouraged such spending with a view to improve public amenities. It is second oldest ghat of Kolkata. The pavilion today is completely encroached by vendors and priests. The old colonial structure and stairs leading to the river are in various stages of decay and derelict. A section of ghat originally meant for bathing of ladies has turned into a garbage point now. Even so, the ghat is bustling with crowds since morning till late evening with people who use it for bathing, puja, religious ceremonies, massage and leisure. DuringChhat Puja, a huge crowd can be seen on Babughat performing their puja. The ghat is also used during Durga Puja, Saraswati Pujarather in all festivals for immersion of idols. Further, Babughat is always bustling with passengers, who use it cross the river to reach Howrah Station just across the river and also other areas of Howrah, ferries for which are available at frequent intervals, which take off from the jetty connected to ghat. The water ferry is run and maintained by Inland Waterways Corporation.[2] Ferry services are available from Babughat to Howrah,Chandpal, Telkal Ghat, and Bally.