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?Bardhaman Sitabhog
Bardhaman, West Bengal
Sitabhog is a famous sweet of Bardhaman, West Bengal, India. Sitabhog is a flavourful dessert that looks like white rice or vermicelli mixed with small pieces of Gulab jamun. Made from cottage cheese, rice flour and sugar, Sitabhog often gives the appearance of pulao, which is albeit sweet in taste.
Baluchari Saree
Bishnupur, West Bengal
Baluchar Sari, a garment worn by women across India and Bangladesh. This particular type of sari originated in Bengal and is known for depictions of mythological scenes on the pallu of the sari. It was mainly produced in Murshidabad but presently Bishnupur and its surrounding places of West Bengal is the only place where authentic Baluchuri saris are produced.
Sohrai Khovar painting
Hazaribagh
The Sohrai Khovar painting is a traditional and ritualistic mural art being practised by local tribal women during local harvest and marriage seasons using local, naturally available soils of different colours in the area of Hazaribagh district of Jharkhand.
Gobindobhog Rice
Bardhaman, West Bengal
Gobindobhog is a rice cultivar from West Bengal, India. It is a short grain, white, aromatic, sticky rice having a sweet buttery flavor. It derives its name from its usage as the principal ingredient in the preparation of the offerings to Govindajiu, the family deity of the Setts of Kolkata.
Santiniketan Leather Goods
Santiniketan, West Bengal
Khirsapati (Himsagar) Mango
West Bengal