Kolkata

West Bengal·river · highway

Traffic at Chaplin square in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. At one time, way back in the 1960s, an art fair used to be held in what is known as the Chaplin Square today, opposite the Culcutta Municipal Corporation building.

West Bengal·river · bus

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·architecture

Construction of the New Howrah Bridge was started on 1937. The Cantilever Era was prevailing at that time, and engineers felts that cantilever bridges were more rigid than suspension bridges.

West Bengal·ceremony · festival

Kolkata brings Egypt to the city of Kolkata by creating a Egyptian theme pandal Durga puja. Durga Puja is widely celebrated in the Indian states of Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand, Manipur, Odisha, Tripura and West Bengal, where it is a five-day an…

West Bengal

Crocodiles (subfamily Crocodylinae) or true crocodiles are large aquatic tetrapods that live throughout the tropics in Africa, Asia, the Americas and Australia.

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·temple

Birla Mandir in Kolkata, India, is a Hindu temple on Asutosh Chowdhury Avenue, Ballygunge, built by the industrialist Birla family. This temple is open in the morning from 5.30 A.M. to 11 A.M. and in the evening from 4 .30 P.M. to 9 P.M.

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·railway

Kolkata is the only city in India to have a tram network.The Kolkata tram is the oldest operating electric tram of Asia, running since 1902.Tramways are now included in the wider term "light rail", which also includes segregated systems.

West Bengal·architecture · river

An iconic landmark in Kolkata, the Howrah Bridge is a huge steel bridge over the Hooghly River. It is considered to be one of the longest cantilever bridges in the world. A cantilever bridge uses neither piers nor cables for support.

West Bengal

Calcutta or Kolkata: call it what you will! Kolkata is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal.

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·ceremony · festival

Elaborate pandals full of devotees, worshiping and chanting the mantras to pay tribute to Goddess Durga in Kolkata..

West Bengal·forest

In this video a Gorilla is seen playing around logs. The various sweet and sour moods of a Gorilla is captured here,in this clip. Gorillas constitute the eponymous genus Gorilla, the largest extant genus of primates by size.

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·boats · river

Boatman rowing away with passengers using oars : The river Ganga flows by Kolkata, seperating the city from Howrah.

Kolkata, West Bengal·bus

Bus stand in Kolkata or the erstwhile Calcutta or Kolkata in West Bengal, India.

West Bengal·bazaar

Calcutta Fish Market. The Bengalis love their 'jal tori' or 'water vegetable' as they call fish!

West Bengal·river

300 years ago an Englishman discovered the village of Sutanuti on the banks of the river Hooghly and found and found it an ideal location to expand the trade and commerce for his English masters since that over cast day in 1691 the city whi…

West Bengal

The metered-cabs are mostly of the brand "Ambassador" manufactured by Hindustan Motors. Once in a while, one or two Maruti Omnis, and Tata Indigo can be seen painted in yellow.

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·railway

Kolkata is the only city in India to have a tram network.The Kolkata tram is the oldest operating electric tram of Asia, running since 1902.Tramways are now included in the wider term "light rail", which also includes segregated systems.

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…