Digha
is West Bengal's most popular sea resort and tourist
spot located south west of Kolkata. It is 187 km from
Kolkata. Digha has a low gradient with a shallow sand
beach with gentle waves extends 7 kms in length. In
Digha sea starts about a mile away from the start of
the beach. The scenic beauty of this place is charming
and luring. The beach is girdled with casuarinas plantations
along the coast enhancing the beauty of this place.
These trees apart from beautifying the sands also aid
in reducing the erosion on the dunes.
Digha Originally known as Beerkul during Warren Hastings
time was discovered in the late 18th century by the
British. It is mentioned as the "Brighton of the
East" in one of Warren Hasting's letters (1780
AD) to his wife.One can view both sunrise and sunset
at Digha sea beach. The sunsets and sunrises reflecting
off the salty waters of the Bay of Bengal are something
straight off an artist's easel. The sea at Digha is
calm and shallow for about a mile from the beach making
it quite safe for swimming.
Places of interest around Digha
- Digha (Old and New sea beach)
- Shankarpur - lonely sea beach and the Fishery Port
- Tajpur - virgin sea beach
- Udaipur - virgin sea beach
- Talseri - sea beach and fishery port in Orissa
- Chandaneswar Temple - a famous temple in Orissa
- Kapalkundala temple - a heritage temple
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