Madan Mohan Temple

Built during 1885-1887 by Maharaja Nripendra Narayan, this temple is beautifully designed and enjoys a huge following. The temple enshrines deities like Madan Mohan, Tara Ma, Kali Ma and Ma Bhawani.

This Temple was constructed under the guidance of Bengali Ruler Nripendra and is one of the biggest centres of faith in the Northern part of West Bengal.

Madan Mohan Bari Temple receives maximum visitors during the festival of Raas Jattra which is considered as the most important festivals of North eastern Bengal. The temple also houses a little lake and remains decently crowded throughout the year.

Getting There

Situated in the heart of the Cooch Behar town just on the bank of Bairagi Dighi.

Rickshaws are the most widely available public transport in Cooch Behar town. Most of Cooch Behar's residents stay within a few kilometres of the town centre and have their own vehicles, mostly motorcycles and bicycles.

The New Cooch Behar railway station is around 5 km from town and is well connected to almost all major Indian cities including Kolkata, Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai, Guwahati. The rail route is one of the important connecting North-East India with remaining parts of the country. All express and Superfast trains going towards North East have a stoppage here. Another station named Cooch Behar situated inside the town exists but only few pairs of local trains run on this route.

Cooch Behar is headquarters of the North Bengal State Transport Corporation, which runs regular bus service to places in West Bengal, Assam and Bihar. Private buses are also available. Most buses depart from the Central Bus Terminus near Cooch Behar Rajbari. Hired vehicles are available from the taxi stand near Transport Chowpathi.

The Cooch Behar Airport has modern passenger facilities but no airlines operate here. Steps are being taken to resume flights.

The nearest operating airport is Bagdogra Airport near Siliguri, about 150 km from Cooch Behar. It is about three hours 45 minutes drive to Bagdogra Airport from Cooch Behar. To make arrangements for a taxi from Airport to Cooch Behar, contact one the taxi operators and travel agents that have counter in the Airport.

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