Rustomjee Cowasjee Fire Temple

Places of worship

• Magen David Synagogue

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  The largest synagogue in Eastern India, with Victorian architectural style. It was built in 1884 by Elias David Ezra in memory of his father David Joseph Ezra, who made his fortune in the real estate trade of Kolkata. It is colloquially called lal minarwala church (লাল মিনারওয়ালা চার্চ lāl minārōyālā chārch) for its distinctive red tower.

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• Nakhoda Mosque

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  নাখোদা মসজিদ Nākhodā Mosjid

  The largest mosque in Kolkata. It was built by Abdur Rahim Osman in 1926, who came from Kutch in Gujarat. It is one of the few religious buildings built in Indo-Saracenic architecture. An exhibition of exquisite ornaments is held regularly inside the mosque.

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Churches

• Carsey Baptist Church

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Temples

• Anjuman Atash Adaran Temple

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  The only Parsi temple in Kolkata. Like other such temples in India, entry is limited to Parsis.

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• Bauddha Dharmankur Sabha

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  A Buddhist monastery established in 1892 and run by the Bengal Buddhist Association. The distinct red building mostly consists of a school and a guest house. There is a very small Buddhist shrine tucked away on the 1st floor.

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Temples

• Firinghi Kalibari

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  ফিরিঙ্গি কালীবাড়ি Phiringi Kālībāṛi

  An old Kali temple, said to be 500 years old. The temple is called "Firinghi Kalibari" because Portuguese-born folk singer Anthony Firingee used to visit the temple. Here, Goddess Kali is worshipped as "Shri Shri Siddheshwari Kalimata Thakurani".

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