Hinduism in West Bengal style of Kalighat Temple, one of the oldest Hindu temples of India. The famous Birla Temple of Kolkata, built in 1996, has a unique blend of temple architecture of Odisha with Rajasthani temple arts. The Mahakal Temple in Darjeeling is an unique and important hindu temple since 1782. The Bengali Hindus of West Bengal have their mainstay in trade and business. This ethnic minority has been home to major industrialists worldwide. Large number of West Bengali Hindus have settled outside India. However, the largest section of urban middle and upper-middle class Hindus are employed in the service sector and numerous
Tourist attractions in West Bengal incredible. West Bengal is also famous for its costumes. NDTV along with the Ministry of Tourism, Government of India conducted a nationwide campaign for searching the ""Seven Wonders of India" in 2008-09. The campaign started with shortlisting 200 places from all of the Indian states and then inviting public to cast their vote for their favorite places. It also included seven wonders of particular states. In West Bengal a total 13 were selected of which the ""Seven Wonders of West Bengal"" were shortlisted. The list of the 30 selected places are as follows: The shortlisted list, compiling of the ""Seven