Kolkata

West Bengal·ceremony · festival

People visiting the puja pandals, taking pictures and enjoying the thematic pandals in Durga puja in kolkata.

West Bengal·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

Puri is a type of fried bread. The whole wheat flour is kneaded to a dough. This dough is spread like a pizza base and then fried in hot cooking oil. The process is very simple.

West Bengal·sport · river

Salt Lake Stadium or Yuva Bharati Krirangan in Bengali is a multi-purpose stadium in Bidhannagar, Kolkata, West Bengal. It is the largest stadium in India, and the second-largest stadium in the world by capacity.

West Bengal·river

Kolkata is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. It is also the commercial capital of East India, located on the east bank of the Hooghly River.

West Bengal

Enjoy this clip of a man who sells bubble solution kits for children, on the streets of Calcutta. This was shot on a Sony FS700 camera at 240 frames per second.

West Bengal·sport

Kolkata is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located on the east bank of the Hooghly river, it is the principal commercial, cultural, and educational centre of East India, while the Port of Kolkata is India's oldest operating…

West Bengal·sport

Kolkata is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located on the east bank of the Hooghly river, it is the principal commercial, cultural, and educational centre of East India, while the Port of Kolkata is India's oldest operating…

West Bengal·sport

Kolkata also known as Calcutta is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located on the east bank of the Hooghly river, it is the principal commercial, cultural, and educational centre of East India, while the Port of Kolkata is In…

West Bengal·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

West Bengal

Hotel Taj Bengal in Kolkata, West Bengal state, India, with a western classical symphonic quintet playing in the lobby, in honour of New Year's Eve, 2011, on 31st December 2011.

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·ceremony · river

Mantras, the integral part of Durga puja are accompanied by the rhythmic beatings of the dhak, smell of the incense sticks, 'dhoono' and flowers. These create the atmosphere of Durga puja.

West Bengal·ceremony

Idol making is an ancient India art. Here we see a man making an idol - giving shape to it and placing mud over hay to create the super-structure of the idol, as part of a religious celebration of the Bengalis, prior to Durga Puja.

West Bengal·highway · river

The roads of Kolkata are too busy during the working hours. Thousands of pedestrians, cars, bikes, buses, trams, autos, taxies, lorries, matadors, mini buses & so many other vehicles can be seen throughout the day.

West Bengal·wildlife

India has more than its share of great cities—there is the modern and ancient city of Delhi, the home of the Taj Mahal—Agra, the center of Hindu faith—Varanasi and the pre-colonial rebel kingdom based in the city of Mysore among other great…

West Bengal

Kumortuli/ Kumartuli, is a famous place for idol-making in India, where they create life-like idols of gods and goddesses.

West Bengal

Kolkata is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located on the east bank of the Hooghly river, it is the principal commercial, cultural, and educational centre of East India, while the Port of Kolkata is India's oldest operating…

West Bengal·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·sport

Kolkata is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located on the east bank of the Hooghly river, it is the principal commercial, cultural, and educational centre of East India, while the Port of Kolkata is India's oldest operating…

West Bengal

A typical communist scene in Kolkata where some men march in protest through a street holding Communist party flags.

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.