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Kolkata is a store house of holy places which includes mosques, temples and churches. These holy places include Dakshineshwar Kali Temple, Paresnath Temple, Nakhoda Mosque, Belur Math, the St Paul's Cathedral and Portuguese Cathedral. The Dakshineshwar temple on the banks of the Hooghly River is a huge temple dedicated to Goddess Kali. The temple is a large elongated building standing on an elevated platform with a flight of stairs. It is built in a very traditional Bengali style even though it is a new structure. The walls of the temple are not terracotta panels but are plastered. The architecture of the Belur Math is very interesting. At the same time it gives the impression of a temple, mosque and church depending on the way one perceives. The structure of Belur Math is a combination Hindu, Muslim and Christian architectural styles. The huge shrine is completely covered with ochre cladding stones, with Indian motifs as decorations. The Shitalanatha temple in Kolkata is a Jain temple and is a blend of European and Islamic styles, with a traditional Indian shikhara, set in an Italian style garden. The Nakhoda Mosque the biggest mosque in Kolkata. It has been constructed in the style of Akbar's tomb at Sikandra which is an exam-ple of Indo-Saracenic architecture. The interior of the mosque is an exhibition of exquisite embellishment and creative extravagansa.
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