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Good time to go This month
- Best months
- Aug–Oct especially; daytime
- Time of day
- Morning for workshop visits
- Crowds
- High pre-Durga Puja
Offbeat SpotFamousCulture / craft
Kumortuli
Clay figures emerge from straw and earth before the city’s biggest festival.
Photo: DK Rupayan · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
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01 — About
About Kumortuli
Coming soon
We’re still writing about Kumortuli: its history, what’s there and why it’s worth the trip.
02 — Plan your visit
Plan your visit
Time and effort
Easy walking
Easy
Moderate
Hard
- Time needed
- 1–2 hours
Tickets and permits
- Entry fee
- No standard fee; donations/shops vary
- Parking
- Very limited; use transit
- Permits
- Ask permission before photographing artisans
On the ground
- Local food
- Nearby street food
Stay safe
Narrow lanes; respect working spaces
Where it is
Kolkata, West Bengal
22.60° N 88.36° E
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