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A family performs puja to Ganesh in their home in the Lalbaug neighborhood of Mumbai, India. Lalbaug is the epicenter of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival, which is celebrated throughout the Hindu world.
Women from a family dance at Babughat during the Durga Puja festival, Kolkata, India. They're about to immerse the family's idol of the Goddess Durga into the nearby Hooghly River.
A family immerses their Ganesh Idol in the Arabian Sea during the Ganesh Chaturthi Festival, Mumbai, India.
A family loads their Ganpati (Ganesh idol) on a truck, in preparation to immerse it in the Arabian Sea at Chowpatty Beach, Mumbai, India.
A family from Mumbai, India performs puja (prayer) to Ganesh on Chowpatty Beach, during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival.
Hindu families perform rituals at Armenian Ghat on the Hooghly River at the beginning of the Durga Puja Festival, Kolkata, India.
A family in the back of a truck brings an idol of the Hindu goddess Lakshmi to Babughat in Kolkata, India, to immerse it in the Hooghly River. Lakshmi Puja, as it's called, is celebrated after Durga Puja, the biggest festival in Kolkata.
A family performs puja to Ganesh in their home in the Lalbaug neighborhood of Mumbai, India. Lalbaug is the epicenter of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival, which is celebrated throughout the Hindu world.
Residents of Mumbai, the largest city in India, flock to Chowpatty Beach on a Sunday afternoon. The beach is permanently filthy and no longer supports any wildlife.
Hindu families perform rituals at Armenian Ghat on the Hooghly River at the beginning of the Durga Puja Festival, Kolkata, India.
A group of men immerse their Ganesh Idol in the Arabian Sea during the Ganesh Chaturthi Festival, Mumbai, India.
A family from Mumbai, India performs puja (prayer) to Ganesh on Chowpatty Beach, during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival.
A family dances in the street during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in the Lalbaug neighborhood of Mumbai, India.
Hindu families perform puja (prayers) with their Durga idols at Babughat on the Hooghly River, during the Durga Puja festival, Kolkata, India
Women from a family dance at Babughat during the Durga Puja festival, Kolkata, India. They're about to immerse the family's idol of the Goddess Durga into the nearby Hooghly River.
A family immerses their Ganesh Idol in the Arabian Sea during the Ganesh Chaturthi Festival, Mumbai, India.
A family from Mumbai, India performs puja (prayer) to Ganesh on Chowpatty Beach, during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival.
A family performs puja to Ganesh in their home in the Lalbaug neighborhood of Mumbai, India. Lalbaug is the epicenter of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival, which is celebrated throughout the Hindu world.
A family prays to a Ganesh idol on Chowpatty Beach in Mumbai, India, during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival.
A family from Mumbai India, covered in gulal powder during Ganesh Chaturthi immersions at Chowpatty Beach, Mumbai, India
Three sisters at the observance of Eid al-Adha on Red Road in Kolkata, India. Eid al-Adha is the most important Muslim holiday, and Red Road is considered perhaps the most auspicious site in Kolkata. More than 50,000 people pray here en masse. Editorial note: These are the only images captured of this event in 2012 by a foreign photographer.
A man and his sons work at a bamboo processing facility on the Hooghly River near Metiabruz, Kolkata, India.
A family parades their Ganesh Idols and dances in the streets in the Lalbaug neighborhood of Mumbai, India, during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival.
Three sisters at the observance of Eid al-Adha on Red Road in Kolkata, India. Eid al-Adha is the most important Muslim holiday, and Red Road is considered perhaps the most auspicious site in Kolkata. More than 50,000 people pray here en masse. Editorial note: These are the only images captured of this event in 2012 by a foreign photographer.
A man talks on a mobile phone at night in front of LED displays for the Durga Puja festival, Lake Gardens, Kolkata, India.
Families immerse statues of Ganesh into the Arabian Sea at night during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival, near Chowpatty Beach, Mumbai, India.
Families immerse statues of Ganesh into the Arabian Sea at Chowpatty Beach during the Ganesh Chaturthi Festival, Mumbai, India.
A family from Mumbai, India performs puja (prayer) to Ganesh on Chowpatty Beach, during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival.
Three sisters at the observance of Eid al-Adha on Red Road in Kolkata, India. Eid al-Adha is the most important Muslim holiday, and Red Road is considered perhaps the most auspicious site in Kolkata. More than 50,000 people pray here en masse. Editorial note: These are the only images captured of this event in 2012 by a foreign photographer.
A family carries their Ganpati (Ganesh idol) from their home to a truck, in preparation to immerse it in the Arabian Sea at Chowpatty Beach, Mumbai, India.
Three sisters at the observance of Eid al-Adha on Red Road in Kolkata, India. Eid al-Adha is the most important Muslim holiday, and Red Road is considered perhaps the most auspicious site in Kolkata. More than 50,000 people pray here en masse. Editorial note: These are the only images captured of this event in 2012 by a foreign photographer.
A family from Lalbaug, Mumbai, India performs puja (prayer) to Ganesh on Chowpatty Beach, during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival.
A family carries their Ganpati (Ganesh idol) from their home to a truck, in preparation to immerse it in the Arabian Sea at Chowpatty Beach, Mumbai, India.
A man and his sons work at a bamboo processing facility on the Hooghly River near Metiabruz, Kolkata, India.
Muslims pray during Eid al-Adha on Red Road in Kolkata, India. Eid al-Adha is the most important Muslim holiday, and Red Road is considered perhaps the most auspicious site in Kolkata. More than 50,000 people pray here en masse. Editorial note: These are the only images captured of this event in 2012 by a foreign photographer.
A family performs puja to Ganesh in their home in the Lalbaug neighborhood of Mumbai, India. Lalbaug is the epicenter of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival, which is celebrated throughout the Hindu world.
Three sisters at the observance of Eid al-Adha on Red Road in Kolkata, India. Eid al-Adha is the most important Muslim holiday, and Red Road is considered perhaps the most auspicious site in Kolkata. More than 50,000 people pray here en masse. Editorial note: These are the only images captured of this event in 2012 by a foreign photographer.
A family immerses their Ganesh Idol in the Arabian Sea during the Ganesh Chaturthi Festival, Mumbai, India.
A family dances in the street during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in the Lalbaug neighborhood of Mumbai, India.
Families immerse statues of Ganesh into the Arabian Sea at Chowpatty Beach during the Ganesh Chaturthi Festival, Mumbai, India.
Hindu families perform rituals at Armenian Ghat on the Hooghly River at the beginning of the Durga Puja Festival, Kolkata, India.
A family from Lalbaug, Mumbai, India performs puja (prayer) to Ganesh on Chowpatty Beach, during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival.
A family from Mumbai, India performs puja (prayer) to Ganesh on Chowpatty Beach, during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival.
A sculpture of a mother and children with the words "A Child Gives Birth to a Mother," Bandra, Mumbai, India.
A family from Lalbaug, Mumbai, India performs puja (prayer) to Ganesh on Chowpatty Beach, during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival.
A girls walks her little sister through the water during monsoon rains at Juhu Beach, Mumbai, India.
Hindu families perform puja (prayers) with their Durga idols at Babughat on the Hooghly River, during the Durga Puja festival, Kolkata, India
A family from Mumbai, India performs puja (prayer) to Ganesh on Chowpatty Beach, during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival.
A family from Lalbaug, Mumbai, India performs puja (prayer) to Ganesh on Chowpatty Beach, during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival.
