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Things to do in Kolkata

Sightseeing

St Paul's Cathedral

Kolkata's principal place of Christian worship, and one of the most important in India, St Paul's was originally constructed between 1839 and 1847...

Park Street Cemetery

Recently restored, this peaceful place was first opened in 1767, when burials took place after dark with the aid of lit torches and sometimes...


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Shopping

Shopping in Kolkata is diverse, with lots available from street markets to malls.

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Events

March
20
Dol Purnima (known as Holi in other parts of India)

Celebrates the onset of spring with general merrymaking including face painting and throwing coloured water on others.

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October
22
Lakshmi Puja

A festival to honour the goddess of wealth (Lakshmi).

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