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Kalighat is a locality of Kolkata (Calcutta), in Kolkata district, West Bengal, India. One of the oldest neighbourhoods in South Kolkata , Kalighat is also densely populated — with a history of cultural intermingling with the various foreign incursions into the area over time.
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. [1] The temple is one of the 51 Shakti Pithas in India. [2]
Kalighat painting, Kalighat Patachitra, or Kalighat Pat (Bengali: কালীঘাট পটচিত্র) is a style of Indian paintings which originated in the 19th century. It was first practiced by a group of specialized scroll painters known as the patuas in the vicinity of the Kalighat Kali Temple in Kolkata (formerly Calcutta ), in ...
Kalighat, the Home of the Pure Heart (Nirmal Hriday) [1] (formerly Mother Teresa's Kalighat Home for the Dying Destitutes) is a hospice for the sick, destitute and the dying established by St. Mother Teresa [2] [3] in Kalighat, Kolkata, India.
Keoratola crematorium or Keoratola Burning Ghat or Shahnagar Keoratola crematorium is a crematory located at Tollygunge Road, Kalighat, Kolkata. This is one of the largest cremation grounds in Kolkata.
Kalighat is an underground metro station on the North-South corridor of the Blue Line of Kolkata Metro which is located on Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Road at Rashbehari More in Kalighat, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
The themes in these prints often echoed those found in Kalighat, satirizing the upper-class babu, his indulgent lifestyle, and his subjugation by immoral women. Although the style was primarily influenced by local traditions, European elements occasionally appeared in the prints, particularly in architectural motifs derived from British Calcutta.
Kalighat Milan Sangha was founded in 1944, [10] [11] in Kalighat, Kolkata, [12] as a cultural association club and has since grown step by step from district to state and national level outfit. [ 13 ] [ 14 ] The club is continuation of Kalighat Club, formed long ago, that left Indian Football Association in 1939 with Mohammedan and East Bengal ...