{"id":1078,"date":"2024-08-09T18:29:06","date_gmt":"2024-08-09T18:29:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.asiraiganj.in\/about\/"},"modified":"2024-09-05T20:42:48","modified_gmt":"2024-09-05T20:42:48","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.asiraiganj.in\/?page_id=1078","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1078\" class=\"elementor elementor-1078\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f02ddf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5f02ddf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0502d81 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0502d81\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03d202b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"03d202b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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It covers North Bengal region having the districts known as Murshidabad, Malda, Uttar-Dakshin Dinajpur, Cooch Behar, Darjeeling districts including parts of Sikkim. Raiganj Circle possesses altogether 52 Monuments and Archaeological sites under its jurisdiction (List enclosed in annexure-1). Out of 52 monuments there are 2 in Cooch Behar, 2 in Darjeeling, 2 in Dakshin Dinajpur, 21 in Malda, 22 in Murshidabad while three in Sikkim. Besides, it has two prestigious Archaeological Museums; one is Hazarduari Palace Museum at Murshidabad while the second one is known as archaeological Museum Cooch Behar Palace, Cooch Behar. 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