Sangam Rai's video: HOWRAH BRIDGE IN WEST BENGAL Kolkata Travel Vlog

A Cinematic Vlog Of Howrah Bridge And Kalighat Temple In KolkataHowrah Bridge Is One of the iconic and historic thing to see in Kolkata,and kalighat temple is also one of them. About Howrah Bridge : Howrah Bridge is a bridge with a suspended span over the Hooghly River in West Bengal, India. Commissioned in 1943,the bridge was originally named the New Howrah Bridge, because it replaced a pontoon bridge at the same location linking the two cities of Howrah and Kolkata (Calcutta). On 14 June 1965 it was renamed Rabindra Setu after the great Bengali poet Rabindranath Tagore, who was the first Indian and Asian Nobel laureate.It is still popularly known as the Howrah Bridge. The bridge is one of four on the Hooghly River and is a famous symbol of Kolkata and West Bengal. The other bridges are the Vidyasagar Setu (popularly called the Second Hooghly Bridge), the Vivekananda Setu, and the newly built Nivedita Setu. It weathers the storms of the Bay of Bengal region, carrying a daily traffic of approximately 100,000 vehiclesand possibly more than 150,000 pedestrians, easily making it the busiest cantilever bridge in the world.The third-longest cantilever bridge at the time of its construction,the Howrah Bridge is currently the sixth-longest bridge of its type in the world About Kalighat Kali Temple : Kalighat Kali Temple is a Hindu temple in West Bengal, India dedicated to the Hindu goddess Kali. It is one of the 51 Shakti Peethas.Kalighat was a Ghat (landing stage) sacred to Kali on the old course of the Hooghly river (Bhāgirathi) in the city of Calcutta. The name Calcutta is said to have been derived from the word Kalighat. The river over a period of time has moved away from the temple. The temple is now on the banks of a small canal called Adi Ganga which connects to the Hoogly. The Adi Ganga was the original course of the river Hoogly. Hence the name Adi (original) Ganga. Song: Leomind - Faded (Vlog No Copyright Music) Music provided by Vlog No Copyright Music. Video Link: https://youtu.be/2u-pVSjlgVM Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/_sangamrai_/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sangamraifilms Blog : https://sangamraiblog.blogspot.com My Twitter : https://twitter.com/sangamrai_ Business Inquiry Id :- sangamraiyt1@gmail.com Feel Free To Comment And Let Me Know Your Thoughts contact Me on Instagram @sangamraifilms