A National Security Guard (NSG) commando carried out operational reconnaissance at the Kalighat Temple in Kolkata on 24 August 2026, as part of a security assessment of the vital religious site. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)
An NSG commando assessed the layout and access points of Kalighat Temple, one of Kolkata's most visited religious sites, during a security sweep on 24 August 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)
The National Security Guard (NSG) placed Kalighat Temple under a security reconnaissance lens on 24 August 2026, with commandos mapping the premises of the centuries-old Kolkata shrine. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)
A National Security Guard commando conducted a close-range reconnaissance of Kalighat Temple — one of the 51 Shakti Peethas — in Kolkata on 24 August 2026, underscoring the site's designation as a vital installation. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)
Personnel from the NSG's 29 Special Composite Group (29 SCG) carried out operational reconnaissance at Kalighat Temple in Kolkata on 24 August 2026, covering entry points and crowd-flow corridors. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)
During the 24 August 2026 exercise, an NSG commando surveyed crowd-movement corridors and emergency exit routes at Kalighat Temple, Kolkata, as part of a broader security preparedness review. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)
National Security Guard (NSG) personnel — operating as a team — conducted a structured reconnaissance of Kalighat Temple in Kolkata on 24 August 2026, assessing the site's security vulnerabilities. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)
NSG personnel surveyed the grounds of Kalighat Temple in Kolkata on 24 August 2026, with the exercise forming part of an operational readiness review for vital religious installations in West Bengal. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)
Kalighat Temple in Kolkata received a full security audit from National Security Guard (NSG) personnel on 24 August 2026, with the team evaluating perimeter control and rapid-response access routes. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)
NSG personnel focused on entry and exit point assessment at Kalighat Temple, Kolkata, on 24 August 2026, identifying potential chokepoints that could affect both security response and pilgrim movement. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)
NSG personnel joined Kolkata Police officers in a joint reconnaissance of Kalighat Temple on 24 August 2026, signalling coordinated multi-agency security planning for the prominent West Bengal shrine. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)
A combined team of NSG commandos and Kolkata Police personnel swept through Kalighat Temple on 24 August 2026, with the joint exercise aimed at synchronising federal and state-level security protocols at the site. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)
NSG personnel, operating alongside the Special Task Force (STF) and Kolkata Commando Unit, conducted reconnaissance at Kalighat Temple on 24 August 2026 to reinforce layered security at the site. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)
The NSG security drill at Kalighat Temple on 24 August 2026 is part of a nationwide programme to harden vital installations — religious, civic and infrastructural — against potential threats, according to security officials. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)
The 24 August 2026 NSG reconnaissance at Kalighat Temple signals a heightened security vigil over prominent religious sites in Kolkata, with agencies coordinating to ensure pilgrim safety and rapid threat response. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)