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Dakshineswar Kali Temple: History on the Banks of the Hooghly
Built in 1855 by Rani Rashmoni, the riverside temple is closely tied to the life of Sri Ramakrishna.
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Kolkata Food Crawls and Colonial Tours Pack City's Best Into Hours
From colonial architecture tours to 13-tasting food crawls, affordable guided experiences reveal the city's layered past and present.
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College Street: A Walk Through the World's Largest Second-Hand Book Market
Kolkata's Boi Para packs bookshops, university halls and the Indian Coffee House into a 900-metre stretch.
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The Great Banyan: Visiting the Record-Holding Tree in Howrah's Botanic Garden
The Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Indian Botanic Garden in Shibpur is home to a banyan noted in the Guinness Book of World Records.
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Kolkata Residents Flock to Eco Park and Sundarbans for Outdoor Adventures
Kayaking sessions at Eco Park in Rajarhat Newtown sit just 15 minutes from Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose airport.
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Victoria Memorial Hall: A Practical Guide to Kolkata's Marble Landmark
Timings, galleries and the evening light-and-sound show at the Ministry of Culture monument on Queen's Way.
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Why Durga Puja in Kolkata Carries a UNESCO Heritage Listing
The ten-day festival was inscribed on UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2021.
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Kolkata Residents Escape Urban Heat: Navigate Heritage Parks' Entry Rules, Costs
As urban density intensifies across the city, residents are turning to heritage parks and garden lungs for relief; here is how to navigate the entry requirements and current usage policies.
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Howrah Bridge: The Story Behind Kolkata's Rabindra Setu
Commissioned in 1943 over the Hooghly, the cantilever crossing was renamed after Rabindranath Tagore in 1965.
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The Indian Museum: Inside the Country's Oldest Museum, Founded in 1814
From its origins in the Asiatic Society of Bengal to the Chowringhee building opened to the public in 1878.
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Kolkata Metro Expands to Five Routes Since 1984 Launch
The country's first rapid transit line opened in 1984 and has since grown to five colour-coded routes.