Riverside

Babughat

Where the idols come back to the river.

Known for
Ferries, immersion, the bus terminus
Best hour
Dashami afternoon, or any dawn
Walk
32 min, 4 stops
Babughat

A working ghat with a Doric portico, a ferry service, a bus terminus and the city's principal Durga Puja immersion point.

01

Photographs

Photographs of the quarter. Open one to see it full size.

02

Must-see buildings

  • Babughat portico

    1830, built by Rani Rashmoni. Doric, and the surviving piece of the original.

  • Babughat bus terminus

    Long-distance routes across West Bengal.

  • Eden Gardens

    Five minutes east, behind the ghat.

  • Millennium Park

    North along the Strand.

03

Where to eat

  • Ghat-side tea stalls

    Along the steps

    Clay cups, from before dawn.

  • Bus terminus dhabas

    Behind the ghat

    Rice, dal and fish for very little.

04

Things to see

  1. 01

    Immersion on Dashami

    From mid-afternoon until deep into the night. Cranes, lorries, and thousands of people.

  2. 02

    The Gangasagar transit camp

    Early January. Several hundred thousand pilgrims pass through.

  3. 03

    A ferry to Howrah

    Ten minutes, and the bridge from underneath.

Where this sits

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