This years old temple of inside of the 47th BSF (Border Security Force) battalion, situated near Alambazar and Dakshineswar, North 24 parganas, West Bengal.The Hooghly flowed beside the villa, and straddled across it was Vivekananda bridge that connects Dakshineswar with Bally. The villa, close to 250 years old, is visible from the bridge itself, standing out amid the chaos of the shabby and moth-eaten neighbourhood.It was a Sunday afternoon, and peace reigned. The original marble plaque had been gouged out of the wall. The house had been turned into the quarters for officers of the Border Security Force (BSF), and in spite of the BSF’s best efforts (plywood tables and synthetic lace) the dignity of this grande dame remained untouched.The mahogany staircase flowed magnificently from the first floor. All the paintings, statuary and the opulent furniture had disappeared. There were no chandeliers to light up the gloom. I learnt later that there used to be an ornate lift inside, but I could not find it.Tagore Villa stands in sprawling grounds at the point where Gopal Lal Thakur Road, a continuation of Cossipore Road, terminates.On the left is the BSF camp with its gateway. Our ostensible reason for entering the compound was meeting the former owners belonging to the Tagore family of Pathuriaghat.The neat road inside wended its way past fields meant for the training of BSF jawans and a small township where the jawans lived with their families.At the end of the road was a large pond and beyond it the white vision from the past. We walked past some crumbly buildings where the BSF families lived.Chunks of concrete had chipped off the tall water tank. The former owners live in a single-storeyed, old building now. Dogs greeted us with a volley of barks. A middle-aged woman came out to meet us. She introduced herself as Malati Chatterjee, the daughter of Purnendu Nath Tagore, the last of the family to live here. A widow, she lives there with her son Swarup.At Pathuriaghat, Partha Nath Tagore, 59, who lives in his Darpanarayan Tagore Street residence, said the building had been acquired by Gopal Lal Tagore.

Beautiful place to sit and enjoy the evening, besides the temple. Though, it is accessible to B.S.F. personnel and their families only, and is strictly out of bounds for civilians.

This is very nice place situated on the bank of Ganga River and a very good place for Puja

A very fantastic place near the edge of the holy Ganges, to sit at evening and doing bhajan at 6 a.m and 6 p.m. However as only B.S.F family members are allowed in campus so this holy temple is out of limits for civilians.

Fantastic place at the bank of Ganga.

Beautiful place just beside the river

Good