এক রাতের মধ্যে তৈরী হয় ভিক্টোরিয়া আমলের পরীযুক্ত এই ক্লকটাওয়ার | Ray Zaminder Bari, Dashghara

Tucked in a corner of Hooghly district near Tarakeshwar, lies a small village that happens to be a treasure-trove of magnificent architecture, most of which is lying in a decrepit state. This is a place where incongruity reigns as European-styled mansions co-exist with elaborate terracotta temples, as do well-laid out gardens, a clock tower and a Victorian style gateway. Dasghara is indeed a perfect blend of fusion architecture and exquisite details.
Located around 65 kilometers from Kolkata, it is a small village which treasures some remarkable terracotta temples and architecture. Situated about 12 km north of Tarakeswar, famously known as the temple town, Dasghara has an illustrious past that goes back to 800 years ago.

Dasghara treasures a clock tower, a landscaped garden and an arched gateway –built by Bipin Krishna Roy, a notable stevedore of Calcutta Port from 1851 to 1911. He made a fortune by loading and unloading from ships. However, the hands of the clock tower have stopped functioning. Bipin Krishna’s palatial mansion is also worth a visit. The Rasmancha of the Roy family is inside an enclosure and features European soldiers, stucco floral motifs and a Ganesha statue on one of its walls. Next to it is a three-arched Thakur Ghar, reserved for the residence of family’s presiding deity, Sri Sri Krishnaroy Jiu. He also built a Shiv temple and started a dispensary for locals. The dispensary established opposite his mansion on 30th January, 1915, is still functional.
The Roy mansion has a bungalow on the banks of a water body named Sri Sri Krishna Roy Jheel. A plaque at the entrance mentions Beepin Kristo Roy built the bungalow and gifted it to the Magistrate Collector of Hooghly district, F.B. Bradley-Birt in 1915.