Kolkata – The City Of Joy And The City Of Festivals

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Kolkata the once capital of British India is located on the banks of river Hoogly. Having a combined urban and metropolitan population of over 14 million, the respectable citizens of Kolkata become excited, animated and energetic during their festive seasons. Festivals in Kolkata are more about joy, celebrations, food, delight and ceremony. Kali Puja, Durga Puja, Lakshmi Puja, Saraswati Puja, Dol Purnima, Bhai Phota, Poila Baisakh, Rabindra Jayanti and Jamai Shasthi are all rejoiced in Kolkata with much noise, enthusiasm, fanfare, religious hymns and not to forget food delicacies and mouth watering Bengali sweets.

Kolkata Travel Guide

Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata connects this city of joy to the rest of Indian cities and other international destinations. From airport to the city prepaid taxi services, buses and rail links are readily available. Also by rail, Kolkata is very well connected to all important railway stations in India. It has two major railway stations, one at Sealdah and the other at Howrah. You can easily reach Kolkata ...
... by road as well using the National Highways. For local transportation within the city you are blessed with multiple choices from yellow taxis to public buses, from auto rickshaws to human rickshaws, and from metro rail to circular rail services.

Weather in Kolkata

Like most of the Indian cities Weather in Kolkata experiences hot tropical climate of three prime seasons - summers, winters and Monsoons. Summer months between March to mid June are hot and extremely humid with the day temperatures going up to 40 degree Celsius. Monsoon begins from mid June and rains till the end of September and early October. Winters are pleasant with night temperatures not falling below 10 degree Celsius. That makes mid October to mid March a very good time to visit Kolkata. Also because during this time Kolkata comes alive celebrating their festivals.

Kolkata Tourist Attractions

A leisurely walk along the Chowringhee Road sets the mood as you prepare to enjoy the city of joy. You get to see the lush green huge parkland - the Maidan. On the southern periphery of this Maidan you can sight a marvellous monument made in white Makrana marble – the Victoria Memorial.

The Vidyasagar Setu along with the iconic Howrah Bridge glitters as the skyline of the river Hoogly. Best Kolkata Tourist Attractions are to south of the Howrah Bridge in the locality around Chowringhee and the BBD Bagh. There you can visit the historic Fort William, Race Course, Birla Planetarium, Shahid Minar, Indian Museum, Raj Bhawan, Writer’s Building, Town Hall, National Library, the famous cricket stadium Eden Gardens, Zoological Garden, the Horticultural Garden and the New Market – shoppers paradise. On the other side of Kolkata you can see the Jawahar Shishu Bhawan , Gurusaday Museum, Science City and the Sabarna Sangrahashala,

Among the spiritual and religious Kolkata Tourist Attractions Kalighat Temple stands out where as per legend Goddess Sati’s finger had fell. Then on one of the banks of river Hoogly is the Dakshineswar Kali Temple and right across the river stands the headquarters of Ramkrishna Mission – the Belur Math. In Kolkata you get to see multi-religious places of worship – like the Armenian Church, Nakhoda Mosque, St. John’s Church, Jewish Synagogues, Parsi Fire Temples, Pareshnath Jain Temple or the Japanese Buddhist Temple.

Accommodation in Kolkata

In Kolkata numerous budget hotels can be traced in the Sudder Street as well as around the Howrah Station. For a comfy and luxurious stay you can choose from the ITC Sonar Bangla, Oberoi Grand, The Park, Hyatt Regency and the Taj Bengal.

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