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Calcutta Chronicles: an old building stands rickety tall at the midst of a North Calcutta square. A lot of these structures are rapidly giving way to newer developments. #heritage #architecture #india_gram #ig_india #incredibleindia #incredible_india #k
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Calcutta Chronicles: Documenting my hometown While it was a whirlwind travel I did try and steal some moments to capture the essence of this artistic & laid back city.Cha-biscut with hours of adda is synonymous texture of this British capital.
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Calcutta Chronicles: a shop opposite the Lake Kali Bari selling sweets and garlands for offerings at the temple. An old man inspects his buy while the shop keeper looks at me with a questioning gaze. #kalibari #kolkata #lakekalibari #westbengal #traditi
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Calcutta Chronicles: Pilgrims of all sorts folk the #Kalighat temple. #incredibleindia #india_gram #incredible_india #kalighat #pilgrimage #kolkata #westbengal #tradition #travel #lifethroughmylens #canonclicks
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Calcutta Chronicles: Shell bangles, a unique art of the East. It is adorned by all Bengali Brides from the day of their wedding until they are widowed. The bangles have intricately carved designs, designs that are closely studied across leading fineart an
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Calcutta Chronicles: street cricket a serious pastime across by-lanes of this sleepy city. #incredibleindia #india_gram #incredible_india #ig_india #kolkata #streetphotography #lifethroughmylens #cricket #summerbreak #westbengal
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Calcutta Chronicles: Kalighat is a busy pilgrimage. The temple has 1000's of visitor at any given point in time. This is a place outside the temple where one can hail a #rickshaw and also leave some alms for the poor. #tuktuk #kolkata #kalighat #westben
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Calcutta Chronicles: fancy a haircut in the open? :) quiet a spectacular sight that! Popularly know as Dhoop-chav in Hindi or Napit-er-dokan in #Bangla. #india_gram #incredible_india #incredibleindia #lifethroughmylens
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Calcutta Chronicles: I happened to have timed my visit at a time when the pre-election fever is at its peak. No matter where you look the sight can't escape the electoral candidates and ofcourse be rest assured that groups of people at every nook seems to
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Calcutta Chronicles: cycle-rickshaw are an integral part of short distance travel in the city. In North Calcutta one can still find hand rickshaws.
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Calcutta Chronicles: paan, a must ritual across many traditional families in Bengal. Mine is one such family who just can't do without the paaner-bata and the 'bangal-bhasha'. #kolkata #regionalcuisines #paan #ritual #tradition