Toong On Temple Kolkata (Calcutta)

Peep through the crack between the often-locked doors of this distinctive 1924 two-storey building to spy a meditative Buddha statue glowing in the half light. If you manage to enter (no fixed hours), check out the quainter shrine on the 1st floor. The Chinese temple (curiously calling itself a church) is surrounded by the activities of trash-scavangers who live in humbling lean-tos on nearby pavements.