Kumartuli
The potters' quarter, where artisans shape the clay goddesses for Durga Puja in open workshops.
- Price
- Free
- Time Needed
- 1 hour
- Best Time
- August to early October
- Address
- Kumartuli, Banamali Sarkar Street, North Kolkata, West Bengal 700005Directions
- Getting There
- Metro to Shobhabazar Sutanuti, then a short walk.
Why Go
Most of the city's idols are sculpted in these lanes, from straw and river clay. It's busiest in the weeks before Durga Puja, when the workshops overflow.
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