First Stop - Kolkata
The capital of West Bengal, Kolkata (or Calcutta as it was known in the West) was long the base of operations for the East India Company and eventually became the capital of British India.
Kolkata is a huge city. It is the third most populous city in India with about 14.6 million people.
Bev is keen to see Kalighat temple. According to the legend, when Lord Shiva’s wife Parvati’s body was cut up, her right toes fell here. Rebuilt in 1809, this is an important shrine of Hindu Shakti worship. The temple is in the southern part of the city.
Kolkata retains remnants of its British Imperial past in the form of large buildings, notably, the Victoria Memorial Hall, St Paul's Cathedral, Fort William, and the former home of the British Viceroys now the National Library.
More information about the sights in Kolkata can be found here:
http://wikitravel.org/en/Kolkata
Kolkata is a huge city. It is the third most populous city in India with about 14.6 million people.
Bev is keen to see Kalighat temple. According to the legend, when Lord Shiva’s wife Parvati’s body was cut up, her right toes fell here. Rebuilt in 1809, this is an important shrine of Hindu Shakti worship. The temple is in the southern part of the city.
Kolkata retains remnants of its British Imperial past in the form of large buildings, notably, the Victoria Memorial Hall, St Paul's Cathedral, Fort William, and the former home of the British Viceroys now the National Library.
More information about the sights in Kolkata can be found here:
http://wikitravel.org/en/Kolkata
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