Vacationing in Kolkata, West Bengal, India with Luxury Indian Vacations can be a unique and unforgettable experience as you visit a city that is thronged by millions of humanity enveloped in a plethora of ancient traditions and customs juxtaposed with modern growth and all the paraphernalia of a developing metropolis.
Kolkata, West Bengal, India's historical importance cannot be ignored, especially as this city was one of the main centers of the Indian National Movement, besides Kolkata has a deep history of literature and art forms. According to archaeological evidence Kolkata's history can be traced back to more than 2000 years.
A vacation to Kolkata is incomplete without a trip to the Kali ma temple located near the banks of the River Ganges at Kali Ghat. According to popular legend the Lord Shiva's consort sati killed herself by burning herself as her parents humiliated Lord Shiva, Shiva reached too late and then he picked up her charred body and began the 'tandav' the dance of cosmic destruction. To prevent the destruction of the world Lord Vishnu chopped Sati's charred body into 51 pieces that fell in different parts of the earth and a part fell on the banks of the Ganges and thus the name Kali Ghat and consequently the name Kolkata.
Luxury Indian Vacations offers to take you on tours to all the prime sites of Kolkata, West Bengal, India such as the Belur Math, Kali Temple, Victoria Memorial Hall, Vidyasagar Setu, Howrah Bridge, Nicco Park, Fort William, Botanical Garden, Hyde Park, Sahid Minar, Science City, the Indian Museum and the China Town. Shop at the up market areas such as the Wood Street and Russell Street. Visit the Chowringhee, Kolkata's busy business hub.
Taste the traditional 'phuchkas' 'maacher jhol-bhaat' 'doi maach' 'shukto' and 'sheddho bhaat' at the various restaurants and café's serving traditional Bengali cuisine and get the real taste of Bengal.
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