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[[File:Babu Ghat - Kolkata 2012-01-14 0544.JPG|thumb|The Babu Ghat pavilion on [[Strand Road, Kolkata]]]]<br />
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'''Babughat''' (also '''Babooghat''', or Baje Kadamtala Ghat,<ref name=tele1>{{cite web|title=Immersion highs and lows|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1111010/jsp/calcutta/story_14605059.jsp|archive-url=https://archive.today/20131116211422/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1111010/jsp/calcutta/story_14605059.jsp|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 November 2013|newspaper=The Telegraph, Calcutta|accessdate=16 November 2013}}</ref> and ''[[Rajchandra Das|Baboo Raj Chandra]] Ghat'') is one of the many [[ghat]]s built during [[British Raj]], along the bank of [[Hooghly River]] on [[Strand Road, Kolkata]] at [[B. B. D. Bagh]], [[Kolkata]]. The landing berth of the ghat has a tall colonial structure. It is a fine [[Doric order|Doric]]-[[Greek architecture|Greek]] style pavilion with huge pillars.<ref name="a" /> <br />
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== History ==<br />
The ghat, originally known as ''Baboo Raj Chandra Ghat'', is now only known by first words ''Baboo-ghat'' or ''Babu-ghat''. ''Babu''/''Baboo'' in [[Bengali language|Bengali]] means [[Sahib]] or gentleman. The ghat is named after [[Rajchandra Das|Babu Raj Chandra Das]], husband of [[Rani Rashmoni]] and [[zamindar]] of [[Janbazar]], who built it in 1830, in memory of her late husband.<ref name="a">[https://archive.today/20130103115000/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-11-06/kolkata/28257115_1_ghats-ganga-hooghly Ghats Of Decay & Despair] ''Times of India'', dated 6 November 2010.</ref> A marble tablet beneath the pediment implies that some of the credit for the erection of the ghat must go to [[Lord William Bentinck]] as he encouraged such spending with a view to improve public amenities. It is second oldest ghat of Kolkata.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/satyaki_23/2632259332/ |title=On the Steps - Babughat, Kolkata &#124; Flickr : Partage de photos ! |access-date=18 January 2017 |archive-date=9 November 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141109123016/https://www.flickr.com/photos/satyaki_23/2632259332/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><br />
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[[File:A view of Babughat Bridge in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.jpg|thumb|Babughat Bridge in April 2022]]<br />
[[File:Chhath Puja at Babughat in Kolkata.jpg|thumb|People performing [[Chhat Puja]] on Babughat, [[Kolkata]]]]<br />
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== Present condition ==<br />
The pavilion today is completely encroached by vendors and [[pujari|priests]]. The old colonial structure and stairs leading to the river are in various stages of decay and derelict. A section of ghat originally meant for bathing of ladies has turned into a garbage point now.<ref name="a" /><ref>[http://www.lonelyplanet.com/india/kolkata-calcutta/sights/bridge/babu-ghat] {{failed verification|date=December 2018}}</ref> Even so, the ghat is bustling with crowds since morning till late evening with people who use it for bathing, [[Puja (Hinduism)|puja]], religious ceremonies, massage and leisure. During [[Chhat Puja]], a huge crowd can be seen on Babughat performing their puja. The ghat is also used during [[Durga Puja]], [[Saraswati Puja]] rather in all festivals for immersion of idols.<br />
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[[File:Ganga from Babughat, Kolkata.jpg|thumb|Hooghly River from Babughat, [[Kolkata]]]]<br />
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== Location & Importance ==<br />
Babughat is always bustling with passengers, who use it cross the river to reach [[Howrah Station]] just across the river and also other areas of [[Howrah]], ferries for which are available at frequent intervals, which take off from the [[jetty]] connected to ghat. The water ferry is run and maintained by Inland Waterways Corporation.<ref name="a" /> Ferry services are available from Babughat to Howrah, Chandpal Ghat, Telkal Ghat and [[Bally, Howrah|Bally]].<ref>[http://sabjanta.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=149&Itemid=64 Ferry services in Kolkata]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dbcworld.in/kolkata/ferry_services.html |title=Kolkata-Ferry services |access-date=29 December 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426081238/http://www.dbcworld.in/kolkata/ferry_services.html |archive-date=26 April 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref><br />
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[[File:Babu Ghat Bus Terminus - Strand Road - Kolkata 2012-01-14 0835.JPG|thumb|centre|Babughat Bus Terminus]]<br />
Also just outside the ghat is a bus terminus. Babughat is one of the main bus termini in the Kolkata apart from two others located at [[Esplanade, Kolkata|Esplanade]] and [[Howrah station]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Bandyopadhyay|first=Krishnendu|title=Bus-stand shift still on paper|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/Bus-stand-shift-still-on-paper/articleshow/10448452.cms|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120104182144/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-10-22/kolkata/30310637_1_terminus-bus-stand-bus-termini|url-status=live|archive-date=4 January 2012|access-date=28 December 2011|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=22 October 2011}}</ref> From there one can find interstate buses going into [[Bihar]], [[Jharkhand]], [[Odisha]] and other cities of [[West Bengal]]. Also there is another bus terminus from where one can find buses going in all directions of Kolkata and its neighborhood.<ref name=b>[https://archive.today/20130103142300/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-11-25/kolkata/28243458_1_huji-bus-terrorists Terrorists using Babughat as transit point] ''Times of India'', 25 November 2010.</ref> These buses also carry the goods and merchandise to other states and people can find hand-carts and cycle-carts carrying merchandise to be loaded on various buses. The Babughat has vantage advantage as the business and commercial hub of city [[BBD Bagh]] is near-by. For this reason Babughat is humming with people and activities throughout twenty-four hours of day and night.<br />
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Further, [[Eden Gardens railway station]] of [[Kolkata Circular Railway]] is located just adjacent to Babughat and as such people commuting by train also get off and board trains from here.<br />
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The [[Eden Gardens]] and [[Netaji Indoor Stadium]], West Bengal State Assembly, [[Calcutta Swimming Club]], [[Calcutta High Court]], [[Writer's Building]], [[Prinsep Ghat]] are all located in vicinity of Babughat. Further, [[Millennium Park (Kolkata)|Millennium Park]], a newly developed amusement park cum picnic spot opened in December 1999, along the Hooghly river stretch is also located just a few minutes walk from Babughat.<br />
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As Babughat is a unique junction point of Kolkata where one can find various modes of transport like, bus, ferry and train to go towards various direction, intelligence agencies of India had expressed concern that terrorists are using Babughat as transit point.<ref name=b/><br />
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* [http://www.trekearth.com/gallery/Asia/India/East/West_Bengal/Kolkata/photo533416.htm Ghat Activities 2 | Babughat, Kolkata]<br />
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