"This is a very significant site as far as the ancient history of India is concerned. .... “It shows that the entire area has a number of places of historical and mythological importance. If all these areas are developed, it will be a tourist circuit.”"
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Eight eras of Indian history unearthed in Bangarh, The Telegraph.
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Bangarh
Bangarh (Bengali: বাণগড়) is an ancient city situated in Gangarampur, West Bengal, India. Bangarh was the ancient city which was the administrative centre of Kotivarsha Vishaya (territorial division), itself part of the wider administrative unit of Pundravardhana Bhukti, which had Mahasthangarh as its capital in the period of Chandras, Varmans and Senas.
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