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GHATS OF KOLKATA

After traveling around the city of joy, Kolkata, you as a weary tourist would want to get a bit more cooler (temperature-wise) and feel refreshed. The Ganga ghats of Kolkata, dotting the entire city, are the perfect destination to serve your purpose. The reviving natural beauty and ample recreational options are appealing to the visitors. This serene river and its buzzing ghats surrounded by breathtaking nature will touch your heart.
These are the historic Ghats of Kolkata, and let me tell you all you need to know about them.

The Ghats of Kolkata have often been ignored by popular media or popular culture. But they are a part of heritage that we should be knowing, especially because they let us peek into our history. A ‘ghat’ refers to the steps that are built next to a river to let people walk down from the bank to the water easily. For more than a century people in India have used these to access the river for their everyday needs, from bathing, fetching water, swimming, to getting on and off boats. They also have distinctly cultural and religious significance, as many rituals of Hinduism take place next to the river at the Ghat.

But in the last few decades their relevance has declined steadily. No one really needs to fetch water from the river anymore like in the older days, or board on boats. But in Kolkata, there is still a sense of attachment to these ghats, lending them some significance. The Hooghly river runs through the side of the city, and with it many ghats on its bank are still visited by people and tourists.

Here is my photo essay on these iconic Ghats of Kolkata:

About Dipanjan Chakraborty

Hello I am Dipanjan Chakraborty. I am 23 years old , I live in Kolkata , currently I am preparing for civil service. Photography is my passion. I am basically a street and documentary photographer. I have been documenting Kolkata for the last 5 years. As a street photographer my perspective remains close to people and the nature of their lifestyle.

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