Lal Dighi (Kolkata) | square, lake, water

India / Bangla / Barabazar / Kolkata / Netaji Subhas Road
 square, lake, water
The Dalhousie Square Tank as named Lal Dighi to elderly Kolkatans is fed by natural springs, survives as the central feature of the town plan of Kolkata. It has a picturesque beauty surrounded by Writers' Buildings, Reserve Bank, GPO, Telephone Bhawan. Despite being called a Dighi or Lake, it is in reality a big pond.
The surrounding area is called Binay Badal Dinesh Baag (garden). The earlier name was Dalhousie Square.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lal_Dighi
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Coordinates:   22°34'19"N   88°20'56"E

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