It is morning in Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India and on the west bank of the Hooghly River the banks are busy with bathing men with the Howrah Bridge beyond. The bathers are either drying themselves after washing in the river, or are undressing to do so. It is a scene of inner peace, a tranquility surrounded by the chaotic pace of Indian life in this city. The engineering of the bridge stret
It is morning in Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India and on the West bank of the Hooghly River the banks are busy with bathing men with the Howrah Bridge beyond. The bathers are either drying themselves after washing in the river, or are undressing to do so. It is a scene of inner-peace, a tranquillity surrounded by the chaotic pace of Indian life in this city. The engineering of the bridge stretches across the water towards the city beyond. The bridge is one of three on the Hooghly River and is a famous symbol of Kolkata and West Bengal. Bearing the daily weight of approximately 150,000 vehicles and 4,000,000 pedestrians. It is one of the longest bridges of its type in the world. The Hooghly River is an approximately 260 km long distributary of the Ganges River.