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Kolkata through my eyes....

Hello there,


I cannot just write anything these days. All the documents are being sent to the recycle bin. So I am posting pics here from my trips to Kolkata. I love the city now and wish I had a home there! Maybe someday...





Belur Math from the Nauko 





Dakhineshwar








Money Menace!





At the Ganga Ghat





The awesome nauko [boat] ride across Ganga to Belur Math





At the small harbour





Leaving Dakhineshwar for Belur Math





Under the Bali Bridge





Nauko ride





The Serene skyline



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  1. Zlaek13 January 2010 at 21:45

    lovely captures... especially the Howrah... great depth in all of them. I've never been to Kolkata..

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  2. Anonymous13 January 2010 at 21:49

    3rd last pic-
    that's not howrah bridge...
    that's Bali bridge.
    (did you take the dakhsineshwar-belur math boat ride? boatmen always play this prank with tourists :P just take it lightly... who doesn't know how howrah bridge looks like???)

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  3. Nikita Banerjee13 January 2010 at 21:53

    @ Zlaek

    You must go!

    @ desininja

    Thanks for the correction. I mistook my pics...many of them here!

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  4. Aritra Sen13 January 2010 at 21:58

    Brilliant peace of photography.Yes City Of Joy looking beautiful.

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  5. Vivek13 January 2010 at 22:01

    absolutely beautiful pics nikita have been to Kolkata so many times but never seen it in such a light :-)

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  6. Apoyando13 January 2010 at 22:13

    Its good that you don't write unless you are done posting such wonderful photographs :) :)
    Tell me one more thing...
    Did you happen to ask those 'LANGOORS' to sit in line? lolz..

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  7. ani_aset13 January 2010 at 22:39

    these are awesome pics nikita :) loved it..loved the shot of bridge..both the shots..and also the dakshineshwar shot..and the last shot

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  8. The Double Inverted Commas13 January 2010 at 23:23

    Lovely pics

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  9. buckingfastard13 January 2010 at 23:44

    awww!!! dats da loveliest boat ride...and is perfect getaway fr winter....i luv it evrytime i go dakhineshwar

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  10. Mihir14 January 2010 at 02:16

    nice ones! i wonder if u really ment "money menace" instead of "monkey menace"

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  11. ZB14 January 2010 at 11:48

    Beautiful. Well clicked.TC

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  12. Amiya chatterjee14 January 2010 at 13:56

    A river is the soul of a city.Throughout the world it is true.
    You captured the essence of Kolkata. and I am proud of you. You HAVE missed some others in kolkata Nikita.coffeee House, The lanes and the byelanes of romantic North,The Jogubabur bazar, The Festivals etc. I shall see you when you come next time . The kali mondors , The kumhartolly etc etc etc.

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  13. Mute Spectator14 January 2010 at 14:56

    Nice Pics Nikita...

    I like the perspective of your pics. Seems like a really steady hand and a nice eye for details.

    All your pics portray the Ganges in the background lingering in some form or the other. Nice way to tell I saw a city and a river but I could not figure out which depended on the other. Loved this part of your pics!

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  14. sujata15 January 2010 at 13:27

    you have captured the city beautifully, esp the river and the dakshineshwar temple. The city does have a huge hauge history and at times it just over flows with shots like these

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  15. Greengoddess1 February 2010 at 03:22

    Lovely captures Nikita !! I had recently been to Kolkata and I know that words just can't do justice to its beauty! I had taken the nauko ride to belur math and, I know how stunning the sceneries around look! Keep posting more of ur captures! Looking forward to it !

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  16. sumit26 February 2010 at 21:04

    Great Pic's Nikita. Makes me want to go there !

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