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One of two brothers with leprosy at the Gangasagar Mela (festival), a pilgrimage to Sagar Island in India, where the Ganges River meets the sea.
Children near the Kakdwip railway station south of Kolkata, India wait to catch coins thrown by pilgrims arriving from the Gangasagar Mela (festival) on nearby Sagar Island.
Pilgrims bathe in the Bay of Bengal at the Gangasagar Mela (Festival), a pilgrimage to Sagar Island in India, where the Ganges River meets the sea.
A boy in Kolkata, India sits by an idol of Sai Baba at a staging ground for the pilgrimage to the Gangasagar Mela south of Kolkata.
Pilgrims bathe and pray in the Bay of Bengal at the Gangasagar Mela (festival), a pilgrimage to Sagar Island in India, where the Ganges River meets the sea.
An idol is covered up and "put to sleep for the night" at a temple near Dashashwamedh Ghat, Varanasi, India.
Buddha in a temple at the Thai Buddha Vihar in Sarnath, India. Sarnath, just north of Varanasi, is where the Buddha gave his first sermon, and is a modern day pilgrimage site.
A huge line of Hindu pilgrims wait to board a ferry to leave the Gangasagar Mela on Sagar Island for the mainland back to Kolkata, India. The Gangasagar Mela (festival) is a pilgrimage to Sagar Island, where the Ganges River meets the sea.
Two Hindu women shave their heads and bathe in the Ganges River as part of a religious ritual, Varanasi, India.
A girl collects discarded coconuts in the Bay of Bengal at the Gangasagar Mela (festival), a pilgrimage to Sagar Island in India, where the Ganges River meets the sea.
Children near the Kakdwip railway station south of Kolkata, India wait to catch coins thrown by pilgrims arriving from the Gangasagar Mela (festival) on nearby Sagar Island.
A group of Hare Krishnas pray on the beach at the Gangasagar Mela (festival), a pilgrimage to Sagar Island in India, where the Ganges River meets the sea.
A boy trudges through mud on the banks of a river on Sagar Island in the Bay of Bengal, India, during the Gangasagar Hindu pilgrimage.
Pilgrims perform puja (prayers) and bathe in the Bay of Bengal at the Gangasagar Mela, Sagar Island, India.
Pilgrims pray at Kapil Muni temple on Sagar Island, India, during the Gangasagar Mela, a Hindu pilgrimage that attracts a million people.
Pilgrims bathe in the Bay of Bengal on Makar Sankranti (Jan. 14) at the Gangasagar Mela, a Hindu pilgrimage to Sagar Island in the Bay of Bengal in India, where the Ganges River meets the sea.
Pilgrims bathe in the Bay of Bengal on Makar Sankranti (Jan. 14) at the Gangasagar Mela, a Hindu pilgrimage to Sagar Island in the Bay of Bengal in India, where the Ganges River meets the sea.
A group of elderly women Hindu pilgrms perform a ritual on the beach during the Gangasagar Mela, Sagar Island, India.
A woman bathes and prays in the Bay of Bengal at the Gangasagar Mela (festival), a pilgrimage to Sagar Island in India, where the Ganges River meets the sea.
Students pray before eating at a school in Varanasi, India operated by Dutch NGO Duniya (duniya.org)
A boy trudges through mud on the banks of a river on Sagar Island in the Bay of Bengal, India, during the Gangasagar Hindu pilgrimage.
Residents in the rural town of Namkhana, south of Kolkata, India. Namkhana is a jumpoff point for Sagar Island.
Camel herders and Hindu pilgrims at night in Pushkar, India. Taken during the camel mela and Kartik Purnima.
A man sells banana leaves and coconuts, both important components in HIndu religious rituals, at a stall in Shyambazar, Kolkata, India.
Nighttime view of fireworks being set of on a rooftop during the Diwali festival, Lake Gardens, Kolkata, India.
An idol of the goddess Kali in a pandal during the Kali Puja festival, in Lake Gardens, Kolkata, India.
Night view of 35-story apartment buildings near South City Mall in Lake Gardens, Kolkata, India. The buildings are the tallest in Kolkata.
Two boys ride a homemade raft to harvest mud from the Hooghly River in Kolkata, India. They sell balls of the mud to pilgrims visiting the river, and larger quantities to sculptors who make idols for religious ceremonies.
Two boys ride a homemade raft to harvest mud from the Hooghly River in Kolkata, India. They sell balls of the mud to pilgrims visiting the river, and larger quantities to sculptors who make idols for religious ceremonies.
Sunrise over the lake and ghats of Pushkar, Rajasthan, India. Pushkar is an important Hindu pilgrimage site.
An idol of the goddess Kali in a pandal during the Kali Puja festival, in Lake Gardens, Kolkata, India.
A brother and sister ride a homemade raft to harvest mud from the Hooghly River in Kolkata, India. They sell balls of the mud to pilgrims visiting the river, and larger quantities to sculptors who make idols for religious ceremonies.
An idol of the goddess Kali in a pandal during the Kali Puja festival, in Lake Gardens, Kolkata, India.
Ceramic heads from a religious idol that was immersed in the Hooghly River during the Durga Puja festival. The heads were scavenged by kids and brought back to their house at Babughat. They will try to sell them.
Sunrise over the lake and ghats of Pushkar, Rajasthan, India. Pushkar is an important Hindu pilgrimage site.
A boy stands next to an idol of the goddess Kali in a pandal during the Kali Puja festival, in Lake Gardens, Kolkata, India.
Idols for the Kali Puja festival being made in Kumartoli (Potter's Town), Kolkata, India. They're hand-made from straw forms and sculpted clay from the nearby Hooghly River.
