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DESTINATION<br />
CITIES<br />
THE OTHER SIDE OF<br />
KOLKATA<br />
ESCHEW THE REGULAR TOURISTY<br />
HAUNTS IN KOLKATA AND VISIT THE<br />
MULLICK GHAT FLOWER MARKET<br />
ON THE BANKS OF RIVER HOOGHLY<br />
FOR A DASH OF ADVENTURE AND<br />
EXPERIENCE IN COLOUR AND CHAOS.<br />
TEXT AND PHOTOGRAPHS BY<br />
LOPAMUDRA TALUKDAR<br />
Each city has a few ‘must see’<br />
places and Kolkata is no<br />
different. The top attractions<br />
in Kolkata would surely be<br />
the Victoria Memorial, Kalighat and<br />
Dakshineswar temples, Indian Museum,<br />
Science City and Eden Gardens. But no<br />
guide book would ever tell you to go visit<br />
the Mullick Ghat and the Jagannath<br />
Ghat, home to the Mullick Ghat Flower<br />
Market.<br />
If you are looking for an adventure<br />
and experience in colour and chaos,<br />
then this stretch of land on the banks<br />
of River Hooghly is a must-see for you.<br />
If you want to see the other side of<br />
Kolkata and do not particularly mind a<br />
crowd, keep aside a morning for a walk<br />
by the river and you will not be<br />
disappointed. A haven for street<br />
photographers, you can also capture<br />
some gorgeous shots while you are at<br />
it.<br />
Thousands take the gateway to<br />
Kolkata – Howrah Bridge – every day<br />
to earn a living. Right under the iconic<br />
structure, at the entry to the city, is the<br />
century-old Mullick Ghat Flower<br />
Market which comes alive at the crack<br />
of dawn. Built in the year 1855, it is not<br />
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SEPTEMBER <strong>2019</strong>
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