Murshidabad

The former capital of the Nawabs of Bengal. The town still bears memories of Nawabs with palaces, mosques, tombs, and gardens.

Begin your heritage tour in Murshidabad by exploring the iconic Hazarduari Palace—the massive, Italian-style 'Palace with a Thousand Doors'. Continue your journey by visiting the scenic Pearl Lake (Motijheel), the historic Katra Mosque, and the grand Kathgola Palace.

Numerous other impressive monuments are scattered throughout the historic city of Murshidabad, which today thrives as a center for agriculture, handicrafts, and sericulture.

Murshidabad has the largest silk thread production cooperatives in India, where one can watch silk being extracted from silkworm cocoons and spun into fine thread for weaving. It is the only place in Bengal where silk yarn spinning and silk fabric weaving happens under one roof.