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Native name Bengali: নিমতলা মহাশ্মশান |
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The Nimtala burning ghat in 1945.
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Location | 2p, Strand Bank Road, Beadon Street, Kolkata – 700006 |
Area | Beadon Street |
Nimtala crematorium or Nimtala burning ghat or Nimtala ghat is a crematory located at Beadon Street, Kolkata. West Bengal.
The burning ghat came up in 1827. In 2010 the central government of India rejuvenated and upgraded the crematorium which cost ₹140 million (US$2.2 million). Rabindranath Tagore was cremated here (north Calcutta burning ghat). There is a Rabindranath Tagore Memorial in the crematorium compound which was beautified in the 2010 project.