click an image to see the large version - 12 pictures out of a total of 36 Pictures of India - West Bengal - Calcutta (Kolkata)
colonial building style in the center
the ramshackle tram
Howrah Bridge and the Hooghly River
the Victoria Memorial Hall
a hand-pulled rickshaw
the Writer's Building, the seat of the West Bengal Government
the Radha Madhava Temple
people crossing Howrah Bridge over the Hooghly River
images are being prepared for a Hindu festival
the name of the city is derived from the Kalighat, Kali Temple
flower offerings at the Kalighat, Kali Temple
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