Path to paradise: Kalighat skywalk a sparkling gift to devotees

The Rs 100-crore, 440m-long skywalk, inaugurated on April 14, is looking just like a wow!

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Published 15.04.25, 11:15 AM

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The Kalighat skywalk, which has been in the making for over four years, was inaugurated on Monday, April 14, 2025, ahead of Poila Baisakh

Photos: Amit Datta

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The city’s longest skywalk will connect SP Mukherjee Road to the Kalighat temple

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There are five points of entry and exit: from SP Mukherjee Road; outside the Kalighat temple; on Sadananda Road; at the Kalighat fire station intersection; and from the second floor of the new Kalighat Hawkers’ Corner

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Parts of the skywalk feature murals and paintings

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Devotees will be able to directly enter the temple, avoiding the traffic on the streets below

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An aerial view of Kalighat temple at night

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