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Positioned along the west bank of Hooghly River and opposite to the city of Kolkata, Howrah, Kolkata looks like an extension of the City of Joy due to its close proximity. Along with being the second largest in the West Bengal state of India, the place is a city in itself. The city, also written as Haora houses a contemporary urbanized society as well as a traditional one. Like Kolkata this city too has a huge populace feeding on its land and resources. The city is famous for its great roads, railway terminal and bridges. Visiting Howrah, Kolkata means paying a thorough glance at the Howrah Railway Station for which the city is famous. This station is one of the largest railway stations in the world. The railway terminal provides services to the suburbs as well other important cities. From here you can have an access to any other parts of India. The railway station is one interesting place in Howrah. The Grand Trunk Road and Howrah Bridge are other characteristics of Howrah, Kolkata. The Howrah Bridge popularly named as Rabindra Setu attaches the city Howrah with the city of Kolkata. The bridge presents one of the feats of engineering putting forth the British architecture. One more bridge called Hoogli Bridge joins the two mainlands of Howrah and Kolkata. In the city of Howrah there is spread the largest botanical garden of India. The Botanical Garden contains the Banyan tree which has the largest canopy in the world. This banyan tree is one of the most favorite attractions to the tourists. The Bengal Engineering College is Howrah, Kolkata's oldest technical institute. The city premises also contain Belur Math where lies the headquarters of Ramakrishna Mission which is quite a serene place and very supportive for peace devoted community.
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