Kolkata tour: Noise, passion, colour and heartbreak

By Michael Gebicki
January 21 2017 - 12:15am
The Victoria Memorial in Kolkata.  Photo: iStock
The Victoria Memorial in Kolkata. Photo: iStock
Flowers for sale in the Mullik Ghat flower market in Kolkata.  Photo: iStock
Flowers for sale in the Mullik Ghat flower market in Kolkata. Photo: iStock
Shiva, as a blue child, and a Grecian-style statue showing the after-effects of Holi, in Kumortuli, the potters' village. Photo: Michael Gebicki
Shiva, as a blue child, and a Grecian-style statue showing the after-effects of Holi, in Kumortuli, the potters' village. Photo: Michael Gebicki
A Kolkata rickshaw puller hauling goods.  Photo: iStock
A Kolkata rickshaw puller hauling goods. Photo: iStock
The ubiquitous yellow taxi in a Kolkata street. Photo: iStock
The ubiquitous yellow taxi in a Kolkata street. Photo: iStock
Statues in Kumortuli, the potters' village. Photo: Michael Gebicki
Statues in Kumortuli, the potters' village. Photo: Michael Gebicki
The entrance gate at Victoria Memorial. Photo: iStock
The entrance gate at Victoria Memorial. Photo: iStock
Dev Patel in a Kolkata scene from Lion. Photo: Mark Rogers
Dev Patel in a Kolkata scene from Lion. Photo: Mark Rogers
Two homeless men beg for alms in the Chowringhee suburb of Kolkata. Photo: iStock
Two homeless men beg for alms in the Chowringhee suburb of Kolkata. Photo: iStock
The Tomb of Mother Theresa in the Mother House, Missionaries of Charity. Photo: Michael Gebicki
The Tomb of Mother Theresa in the Mother House, Missionaries of Charity. Photo: Michael Gebicki
Columns form a partition on the grounds of the Mirrored Temple. Photo: iStock
Columns form a partition on the grounds of the Mirrored Temple. Photo: iStock
The back streets of Kolkata. Photo: Michael Gebicki
The back streets of Kolkata. Photo: Michael Gebicki



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