Kolkata

West Bengal·temple · architecture

St. Stephens Church in Kolkata hosts an annual feast and religious activity for all. One of the priests speaks on the inclusions of people of other beliefs in the event.

West Bengal

A bust of Jan Sangh founder Syama Prasad Mookerjee vandalised in south Kolkata by seven persons, including a woman, allegedly belonging to a left-wing group 'Radical', police said.

West Bengal·temple

A group of obviously devout Hindus chant and play mini cymbals in Calcutta, in the name of Krishna and Rama, at a road-side temple in West Bengal state. Note the higher caste Brahmin with the bodhi / choti and the tonsured head.

West Bengal·politics

Hundreds of people have held a silent demonstration to protest against the rape of an elderly nun in the Indian state of West Bengal. Ten men have been detained in connection with the incident.

West Bengal·ceremony · festival

Durga Puja carnival scenario at Kolkata, the capital of the state of West Bengal. Durga Puja, also referred to as Durgotsava or Sharadotsav is an annual Hindu festival in South Asia that celebrates worship of the Hindu goddess Durga.

West Bengal·hills · festival

Sankar Sridhar developed a head for heights as a teenager in Calcutta while climbing stairs, first to peddle pagers and then trousers.

West Bengal

Mrinal Sen says "Quite often I feel that it was more to make the militants more militants but much less to active eye the uninitiated.

West Bengal·river · temple

Devotees with shaved heads queue at Kalighat Kali Temple in Kolkata, West Bengal. Kalighat Kali Temple is a Hindu temple in West Bengal, India dedicated to the Hindu goddess Kali. It is one of the 51 Shakti Peethas.

West Bengal·highway · railway

Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport is an airport located in Kolkata, West Bengal, India, serving the greater Kolkata metro area.

West Bengal·river

Shopkeeper removing the fish scales / scaling a fish, washing it and cutting it into equal pieces in Kolkata fish market. Kolkata, known historically in English as Calcutta, is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal.

West Bengal

The three hundred tiers of Calcutta was celebrated by the leading painters with a series of canvases interpreting the theme of the city in Kolkata.

West Bengal·politics

Bengal politicians talk on employment and infrastructure of Kolkata during the election in early 90's. The politicians do not believe in conflict but believe in unity. Be it in Bihar or West Bengal.

West Bengal·highway

View of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport of Kolkata from Jet Airways plane window Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport is an international airport located in Kolkata, West Bengal, India, serving the Kolkata metro…

West Bengal·ceremony · river

At the end of six days, the idol is taken for immersion in a procession amid loud chants of 'Bolo Durga mai-ki jai' (glory be to Mother Durga') and 'aashchhe bochhor abar hobe' ('it will happen again next year') and drumbeats to the river o…

West Bengal·ceremony · industry

Kanya puja or the custom of worshiping a girl child is done in the 9 day of Durga puja. Kolkata is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal.

West Bengal

The driver begs for mercy, pulling his own ears as a typically Indian mark of self-deprecation and voluntary punishment! He says "Maaf kar lo" and folds his hands. Who was wrong? Who are we to tell? Make your own judgement call!

West Bengal·architecture · industry

Tourist takes a walk inside the premises of Victoria Memorial where they are witnessing the European style architecture of the marble building of the Memorial dedicated to Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.

West Bengal·bazaar

This shot is of an umbrella shop in a market in Kolkata. Kolkata is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal.

West Bengal·festival

Goutam Ghose was born on July 24, 1950, in Calcutta, West Bengal, India. He is a director and writer, known for Paar (1984), Patang (1993) and Yatra (2006).

West Bengal·river

Shopkeepers cutting fishes in equal pieces and giving it to customers at the Kolkata fish market. Kolkata, known historically in English as Calcutta, is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal.

West Bengal·highway · architecture

Howrah bridge as seen over the roof-tops of Calcutta city. A pair of traffic cops or policemen have a discussion next to their Police Jeep / Tata Sumo MUV while buses and yellow taxi-cabs of Hindustan Ambassador negotiate a major crossing i…

West Bengal·highway · wildlife

The Alipore Zoological Gardens (also informally called the Alipore Zoo, Calcutta Zoo or Kolkata Zoo) is India's oldest formally stated zoological park (as opposed to royal and British menageries) and a big tourist attraction in Kolkata, Wes…

West Bengal·industry · highway

Firefighters, soldiers and rescue workers search for victims at the site of an under-construction flyover after it collapsed in Kolkata.