A guide to Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal and Bengali culture.

Kolkata (Calcutta) :: Religious Sites

Majority of the residents of the city are Hindus (74%) and Muslims (23%) by religion. Sikh, Christian, Jain, Parsis, Budhhists and others make up the rest of the population. Here is a list of religious places for different religions:

  • HINDU
    • Kalighat Temple - Kalighat
    • Dakshineswar Temple - Dakshineswar
    • Birla (RadhaKrishna) Temple - Gariahat Road, Ballygunge
    • Thanthania Kalibari - Bidhan Sarani (near Vidyasagar College)
    • Phiringi Kalibari - Boubazar
    • Belur Math - Howrah Belur
    • Chitteswari Kalimandir - Chitpur Gun Foundry Road
    • Madanmohan Temple - Bagbazar
    • Sovabazar Thakurbari - Sovabazar
  • MUSLIM
    • Tipu Sultan Mosque - Esplanade
    • Tipu Sultan Mosque - Tollygunge (Prince Anwar Shah Road)
    • Nakhoda Mosque - Chitpur Road (Rabindra Sarani)
    • Karbala Mosque - Manicktola
    • Niyamatulla Mosque - Nimtala Ghat Street
    • Jama Masjid - Razabar (Keshab Chandra Sen Street)
  • CHIRSTIAN
    • St Paul's Cathedral - Cathedral Road (next to Birla Planetorium)
    • Armenian Church - Armenian Street (off Brabourne Road), Burrabazar
    • St James Church - junction of Park Street and AJC Bose Road
    • St Johns Church - Council House Street, BBD Bag
    • St Andrews Church - Old Court House Street (next to Writers Building), BBD Bag
  • SIKH
    • Bhawanipore Gurdwara - Sambhunath Pandir Street (near P G Hospital)
    • Gurdwara - Rasbehari Avenue
    • Sikh Sangat Gurdwara - Alambazar, B T Road
    • Munilal Singh Sangat Gurdwara - Mahatma Gandhi Road, Burrabazar
  • JAIN
    • Pareshnath Temple - Gauribari
    • Shree Digambar Jain Parasnath Mandir - Belgachhia
    • Shitalnathji Jain Temple - Badridas Temple Road (near Shyambazar)
  • BUDDHIST
    • Mahabodhi Society of India - College Street
    • Buddha Dharmankur Sabha - near Indian Airlines office on Central Avenue
    • Japanese Buddhist Temple - J L Nehru Road
  • JEWS
    • Jewish Synagogue - intersection of Canning Street and Brabourne Road
  • PARSI
    • Parsee Fire Temple - MetCalf Street, Beliaghata