Kolkata

West Bengal·ceremony · festival

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·ceremony · river

Initially the Puja was organised by rich families since they had the money to organise the festival. During the late 19th and early 20th century, a burgeoning middle class, primarily in Calcutta, wished to observe the Puja.

West Bengal·highway

Public transportation on the roads of Kolkata. Trams, buses, taxis, rickshaws and other modes of road transport on roads of Kolkata. Kolkata tram is the oldest operating electric tram of Asia, running since 1902.

Kolkata, West Bengal·railway · highway

Howrah Station is the largest and second busiest station in India. It is one of the four intercity railway stations serving Kolkata, the others are Sealdah Station, Shalimar Station and Kolkata railway station in Kolkata.

Kolkata, West Bengal·river · boats

View of ferries sailing down the river Hooghly in the city of Kolkata, West Bengal. Kolkata known historically in English as Calcutta, is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal.

West Bengal·architecture · river

The former capital of British India Calcutta, the 'City of Joy' is the busy capital city of West Bengal. The yellow cabs, Hindustan Ambassador cars which were a status symbol of in the 710's today run on the streets of Kolkata as cabs.

West Bengal·coastline

Visakhapatnam Port is one of the leading major ports of India. The Port is located on the east coast of India in between Chennai and Kolkata at a latitude of 17042' 00'' North and longitude of 83023' 00'' East and the time zone is GMT + 5…

West Bengal·festival · politics

Location of Kolkata International Film Festival decorated with movie hoardings displaying pictures of actors and small food stall for visitors.

West Bengal·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·bus · coastline

Visakhapatnam is a port city on the southeast coast of India. With a population of 1,730,520, it is the second-largest city in the state of Andhra Pradesh (after Hyderabad) and the third-largest city on the east coast (after Chennai and Kol…

West Bengal·street food · highway

This cinematic footage captures the making of fresh lemon soda at a roadside shack in Kolkata, where heat and humidity define everyday life.

West Bengal·festival

Indian audience starved for quality films, however, the best of contemporary world cinema was on the screen at the 25th International film festival of India held in Calcutta at the beginning of the year this was the first festival in the fi…

West Bengal·sport

The Bengalis do love their fish, to the extent that they call fish 'jal tori' or vegetables of the water' and don't believe fish to be non-vegetarian! Kolkata is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal.

West Bengal·bazaar · river

Prawns, live fishes and eels put on basket for sale in Kolkata fish market. Is this Koley market at Sealdah, folks? Kolkata, known historically in English as Calcutta, is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal.

West Bengal·river · architecture

People bathing in Hooghly / Hoogly/ Hogli river near Howrah bridge, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.

West Bengal·temple

Kalighat is a locality of Kolkata, India. One of the oldest neighbourhoods in South Kolkata, Kalighat is also densely populated and vibrant—with a rich history of cultural intermingling with the various foreign incursions into the area ove…

West Bengal·monsoon

People of Kolkata shed themselves with umbrella and piece of cloth during the rain in Kolkata, West Bengal. A street food vendor covers himself under the tray on which he sells food.

West Bengal·highway

Hand pulled rickshaws pass through the Kolkata's waterlogged streets. The municipal corporation workers evacuate the water through sewer holes on the road. One can see the children go to school holding their shoes in hand.

West Bengal

PC Sorkar pretends to make the Victoria memorial in Kolkata vanish altogether. He may not be doing such a great job of it here, but for a moment let's pretend that he smartly shows this trick to an impromptu audience, with great flourish an…

West Bengal·ceremony · festival

Kolkata markets see bright business before and during the greatest festival of the east- Durga Puja.

West Bengal·ceremony · river

Devotees offering prayer to Goddess Durga during Durga puja. Durga puja mood starts off with the Mahishasuramardini -- a two-hour radio programme that has been popular with the community since the 1950s.

West Bengal·ceremony · industry

Initially the Puja was organised by rich families since they had the money to organise the festival. During the late 19th and early 20th century, a burgeoning middle class, primarily in Calcutta, wished to observe the Puja.

West Bengal·politics · architecture

The Victoria Memorial was built to commemorate the peak of the British Empire in India. The Victoria Memorial, conceived by Lord Curzon, represents the architectural climax of Kolkata city.