Saturday, July 17, 2010

kolkata

photos from my 1-month stay studying in kolkata... way too short, so much still to see!

park street at night:
the vm (victoria memorial):calcutta streets:

esplanade:in love with this building:

colonial architecture in bbd bagh:

the howra, finally!

making tablas:

jain temples:



all of the following were taken on one amazing day wandering through the city (getting drenched by the rain):

calcutta sidewalks:

tana ('human-powered') rickshaw--at least this guy's got shoes
printing press (this one's for my dad):
artists in kumartuli making figures for durga puja:
back-alley workshop:
wandering kumartuli:
heading to the ferry pier:
chat:
river kids on the ferry:
crossing the howra in the rain:
selling fresh lychees and guava (while i wait outside the train station for the thunder and lightning to pass):
muddy, pungent, amazing mullik ghat flower market, my favorite place in calcutta:
street chaiwala:
mosque in barrabazaar:
pharmacy:

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