Maniktala
মানিকতলা
A market with a clock tower
A busy crossing on APC Road with one of the city’s best-known fish markets, under a clock tower. A short walk away, down Badridas Temple Street, is the jewel-like Jain temple complex that most visitors to Kolkata never find.
Did you know
- The Maniktala market is famous among Kolkatans for the variety of its fish.
A short walk to try
From Maniktala crossing walk north to Gouribari and turn into Badridas Temple Street for the Jain temples, about 1.2 km.
Getting there
- Metro
- Girish Park or Sovabazar Sutanuti (Blue Line)
Places to visit in Maniktala
- Pareshnath Jain Temple: A garden of four Jain temples glittering with mirror-work and coloured glass.
- Maniktala Market: A clock-tower market famous for its fish.