This is our last day in Kolkata.
Howrah Bridge connects Kolkata with "City of Joy"
2,000,000 people walk across this bridge EVERY DAY!
it is a 2100 ft cantilever bridge
Cars are not crowded but the walking lanes on each side are packed
Any who read "City of Joy" a best seller in the '80's - this is it. A less expensive place to live than Kolkata so millions cross to Kolkata for work each day.
School buses take many forms
Ramakrishna said "To serve people is to serve God and so he distributed food, started educational institutions, taught women and men. The temple has aspects of many religions.
Women students at his university
Monks
At the banks of the river Ganges (Mother Ganga to Hindus) our boat awaits. The Ganges is 1560 miles long
Ramakrishna University from the water
Krishna Temple
Other boaters
Our wonderful 78 year old guide, Shanti (peace)
Ghats are steps to the water. There are cleansing, laundry, ceremonial, Ghats
Kali Temple
These pictures are intended to change the image most of us have of Kolkata
This building is solar powered. Each of the slanting lines are solar panels
We fly to Varanasi (the Holy City) tomorrow
