Kalighat
Kolkata, formerly Calcutta, is the capital and largest city of West Bengal and the cultural capital of India. Kolkata is an "in your face" city that shocks and charms the unsuspecting visitor.- Type: Bus stop
- Description: locality of Kolkata
- Also known as: “Kālighāt”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kalighat metro station and Kalighat Temple.
Kalighat metro station
Metro station
Photo: BengaliHindu, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kalighat is an underground metro station on the North-South corridor of the Blue Line of Kolkata Metro at Rashbehari Avenue in Kalighat, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Kalighat Temple
Hindu temple
Photo: Hiroki Ogawa, CC BY 3.0.
Kalighat Kali Temple is a Hindu temple in Kalighat, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, dedicated to the Hindu goddess Kali, one of the 10 Mahavidyas in the Hindu tantric tradition and the supreme deity in the Kalikula worship tradition. Kalighat Temple is situated 570 metres northwest of Kalighat.
Deshapriya Park
Park
Deshapriyo Park is a playground of South Kolkata, having Rashbehari Avenue on one side and Sarat Bose Road on another side. Different games like Cricket, Football, Tennis etc. are regularly played here by professional and amateur players and locals. Deshapriya Park is situated 770 metres east of Kalighat.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chetla and Lake Gardens.
Chetla
Suburb
Chetla is a neighbourhood of South Kolkata in Kolkata district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Lake Gardens
Neighborhood
Lake Gardens is a neighbourhood of South Kolkata, in Kolkata district, West Bengal, India. It has Kalighat to the north, Jodhpur Park to the east, Prince Anwar Shah Road or Tollygunge to the south and Charu Market to the west.
Kalighat
- Categories: neighborhood and transportation
- Location: Kolkata, West Bengal, Eastern India, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
22.51694° or 22° 31′ 1″ northLongitude
88.34623° or 88° 20′ 46″ eastElevation
9 metres (30 feet)Open location code
7MJCG88W+QFOpenStreetMap ID
node 11971706969OpenStreetMap feature
highway=bus_stop
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