Rangan Datta
Gayen Castle, Dhanyakuria
Dhanyakuria is a non descriptive village, near Barasat, about 40 km from Kolkata.
The non descriptive village houses some magnificent palaces belonging to the Gayen, Ballav, Sahoo and Mondal families.
Out of these the Gayen Bagan Bari of the Gayen Castle stands out.
The Cinderella styled castle is complete with towers and turrents, flanked by battlements and projected oriole windows.
Presently it is in sorry state with and have lost most of its ornamentation. The landscaped garden, with decorative fountains, which surrounded the castle is overgrown with grasses and weeds.
A detailed blog post on the Palaces of Dhanyakuria will be comming up soon in my blog.
A special thanks to my friend and fellow heritage enthusiast for arranging the necessary permission.
For more details refer to my blog post on Dhanyakuria
Gayen Castle, Dhanyakuria
Dhanyakuria is a non descriptive village, near Barasat, about 40 km from Kolkata.
The non descriptive village houses some magnificent palaces belonging to the Gayen, Ballav, Sahoo and Mondal families.
Out of these the Gayen Bagan Bari of the Gayen Castle stands out.
The Cinderella styled castle is complete with towers and turrents, flanked by battlements and projected oriole windows.
Presently it is in sorry state with and have lost most of its ornamentation. The landscaped garden, with decorative fountains, which surrounded the castle is overgrown with grasses and weeds.
A detailed blog post on the Palaces of Dhanyakuria will be comming up soon in my blog.
A special thanks to my friend and fellow heritage enthusiast for arranging the necessary permission.
For more details refer to my blog post on Dhanyakuria