Kalighat Temple in Kolkata Calcutta in West Bengal in India in South Asia. Hindu Religion Religious Architecture Building Travel Wanderlust Escapism

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Kalighat in Calcutta (Kolkata) in West Bengal in India. The temple is on the banks of the Adi ganga canal which connects to the River Hooghly. A sacred place devoted to the deity Kali, it is thought the name Calcutta derived from Kalighat.

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Location: Kalighat Temple in Kolkata Calcutta in West Bengal in India in South Asia
Photo credit: © Shaun Higson / India-Kolkata / Alamy / Afripics
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