South Kolkata Cultural Trail

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Temple town to the lake

From the old shrine at Kalighat past idol-makers and a market to the galleries and the long lakeside walk of Rabindra Sarobar.

Difficulty

Moderate

When to start

Start at 8 AM at the temple, or after 3 PM to end at the lake at sunset.

Getting to the start

Kalighat metro (Blue Line), then 10 minutes on foot.

The route

1. Kalighat Kali Temple One of the Shakti Peeths. No photography inside.
2. Kalighat Patuapara The south’s idol-makers’ lane.
3. Lake Market Flowers, filter coffee and dosa on Rash Behari Avenue.
4. Lake Kalibari A much-loved neighbourhood temple on Southern Avenue.
5. Birla Academy of Art & Culture An uncrowded art museum, open in the afternoon.
6. Rabindra Sarobar Walk the lake under the rain trees.
7. Japanese Buddhist Temple Drums and chanting at dusk on the lake’s southern edge.
8. Dakshinapan End among the handloom emporia at Dhakuria.

Other walks

• Old North Kolkata Walk
• College Street Book Trail
• Kumartuli Art Trail
• Riverfront Trail
• Colonial Kolkata Walk
• Bengal Renaissance Trail
• Many Faiths Walk
• Food Heritage Trail
• Old Chinatown Exploration
• Behala Heritage Trail
• Baranagar Riverside Trail
• Barrackpore Heritage Trail