Nam Soon

Kolkata (Calcutta)


This is Kolkata's oldest Chinese temple, an 1820s relic from the colonial period when thousands of Chinese migrants flocked to Kolkata to work on the docks and in the leather-tanning industry. It's located at the end of a quiet lane, and houses an atmospheric shrine consecrated to Chinese deities.


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