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Cosmopolitan, cultural delights of Kolkata

What happens when a Hindu, a Muslim, and a Jew walk into a synagogue in Kolkata, India? Instead of being the beginning of a bad joke, the Muslim call to prayer wafts into the place of worship mingling with the Jewish sh’ma. Embark on a cultural odyssey through Kolkata's cosmopolitan heritage.

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