Studio Matrx Monthly · Volume 1 · Issue 5 · October 2026
Amogh N P
✦ In loving memory of Amogh N P — Architect · Designer · Visionary ✦
Travels
✦ Journeys · in Amogh’s footsteps

Amogh in Kolkata

On the evening of 8 May 2024, on the way to Bhutan, the family spent a few hours in Kolkata — over the Hooghly by the Nivedita Setu to Dakshineswar Kali Temple at dusk, then across the river to Belur Math, the headquarters of the Ramakrishna Mission, lit up against the night.

Dakshineswar · Belur Math May 2024 7 photographs
Amogh N P with family at Belur Math by night, Kolkata, May 2024
Amogh N P with family at Belur Math by night, Kolkata, May 2024

01Dakshineswar

Over the Hooghly on the cable-stayed Nivedita Setu, to the nine-spired Kali temple at dusk and after dark.

The cable-stayed Nivedita Setu over the Hooghly at dusk, on the way to Dakshineswar, Kolkata, May 2024 — photograph by the family
Dakshineswar Kali Temple at dusk, seen across the forecourt, Kolkata, May 2024 — photograph by the family
The nine spires of Dakshineswar Kali Temple lit at night, Kolkata, May 2024 — photograph by the family

02Belur Math

Across the river to the Ramakrishna Mission's headquarters — its temple, gateway and gardens by night.

Amogh N P with family at Belur Math by night, Kolkata, May 2024
The Belur Math gateway, inscribed 'For one's own liberation and for the welfare of the world', Kolkata, May 2024 — photograph by the family
The Ramakrishna temple at Belur Math by night, Kolkata, May 2024 — photograph by the family
The gardens of Belur Math under a night sky, the temple domes beyond, Kolkata, May 2024 — photograph by the family

For one's own liberation, and for the welfare of the world.