Photo: Biswarup Ganguly, CC BY 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Captain Bhery is one of the remnants of the vast series of wetlands east of Kolkata before the establishment of Salt Lake City.
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মিলন মেলা প্রাঙ্গণ Milon Melā Prāngoṇ
A permanent trade fair complex. Fairs of different kinds are held at regular intervals.
বিবেকানন্দ যুবভারতী ক্রীড়াঙ্গন Bibekānondo Jubobhārotī Krīṛāngon, VYBK
Colloquially Yuba Bharati or Salt Lake Stadium, the sports venue has the second largest non-auto racing capacity in the world and the largest in the Indian subcontinent. A major occasional crowd puller, the stadium is used for association football matches and athletics. The stadium was built in 1984 and holds 120,000 in a three-tier configuration.
সুভাষ সরোবর Subhāsh Sorōbor
চীনা কালী মন্দির Chīnā Kālī Mondir
A Kali temple run by an elderly Chinese priest. It is said to be around 70 years old, previously run by local Hindus. According to local beliefs, a Chinese boy in Kolkata fell sick six decades ago, and was not responding to any treatments. Extremely worried, his parents rushed him to this altar, and worshipped the stone as Kali. The boy gradually recovered after the worship, and the present structure was built as a token of gratitude.
The daily puja is offered at 9:30AM and 7PM, followed by the distribution of a unique vegetarian bhog, which includes noodles, ramen, chop suey and Chinese rice. Even though no meat is served to the idol, cheap alcohols are served to her during Kali Puja.