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View of Mumbai, India near Mahim, through the windshield of a taxi.
View of Mumbai, India near Mahim, through the windshield of a taxi.
A family from 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.
Durga Puja immersion at Babughat on the Hooghly River, Kolkata, India.
Durga Puja immersion at Babughat on the Hooghly River, Kolkata, India.
Durga Puja idols being made in Kumartoli (Potter's Town), Kolkata, India.
Durga Puja idols being made in Kumartoli (Potter's Town), Kolkata, India.
A Kerala-themed Durga Puja pandal in the Lake Gardens area of Kolkata, India.
A Kerala-themed Durga Puja pandal in the Lake Gardens area of Kolkata, India.
An elderly man joking around in Kumartoli, Kolkata, India.
An elderly man joking around in Kumartoli, Kolkata, India.
Small glass boxes with idols for sale at a market in Kalighat, Kolkata, India.
Small glass boxes with idols for sale at a market in Kalighat, Kolkata, India.
Durga Puja idol in a pandal in Lake Gardens, Kolkata, India.
Durga Puja idol in a pandal in Lake Gardens, Kolkata, India.
Mixed spices, fruits, and vegetables are offered during prayers at a Durga Puja pandal in Kolkata, India.
Mixed spices, fruits, and vegetables are offered during prayers at a Durga Puja pandal in Kolkata, India.
Durga Puja idol in a pandal in Lake Gardens, Kolkata, India.
Durga Puja idol in a pandal in Lake Gardens, Kolkata, India.
Hindus pray in the Hooghly River in observance of Mahalaya, a tribute to deceased relatives.
Hindus pray in the Hooghly River in observance of Mahalaya, a tribute to deceased relatives.
Mural featuring Ganesh in Bandra West, Mumbai, India.
Mural featuring Ganesh in Bandra West, Mumbai, India.
Sculptors in the village of Colaba, Mumbai, India craft idols of Ganesh for the Ganesh Chaturthi festival.
Sculptors in the village of Colaba, Mumbai, India craft idols of Ganesh for the Ganesh Chaturthi festival.
Large Ganpati (Ganesh idols) are immersed into the Arabian Sea at Chowpatty Beach, during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival, Mumb...
Large Ganpati (Ganesh idols) are immersed into the Arabian Sea at Chowpatty Beach, during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival, Mumbai, India.
Ganesh idols in a home during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Lalbaug, Mumbai, India.
Ganesh idols in a home during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Lalbaug, Mumbai, India.
Durga Puja decorations at South City Mall in Kolkata, India. South City is the largest mall in East India. Durga Puja is the ...
Durga Puja decorations at South City Mall in Kolkata, India. South City is the largest mall in East India. Durga Puja is the biggest festival in Kolkata and West Bengal.
Durga Puja immersion at Babughat on the Hooghly River, Kolkata, India.
Durga Puja immersion at Babughat on the Hooghly River, Kolkata, India.
Pandal in Bowbazar, Kolkata, India.
Pandal in Bowbazar, 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...
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.
Ganesh pandal in Lalbaug, Mumbai, India.
Ganesh pandal in Lalbaug, Mumbai, India.
Saifee Hospital in Mumbai, India is illuminated after dusk. As seen from Chowpatty Beach.
Saifee Hospital in Mumbai, India is illuminated after dusk. As seen from Chowpatty Beach.
A large golden chandelier in a pandal (temporary temple of sorts) during the Durga Puja festival, Gariahat, Kolkata, India. A...
A large golden chandelier in a pandal (temporary temple of sorts) during the Durga Puja festival, Gariahat, Kolkata, India. At the bottom is the idol of the Goddess Durga.
Interior of a large and elaborate pandal (temporary temple of sorts) to the Goddess Durga during the Durga Puja festival, Gar...
Interior of a large and elaborate pandal (temporary temple of sorts) to the Goddess Durga during the Durga Puja festival, Gariahat, Kolkata, India. There are 2,500 pandals in Kolkata during the epic festival. In 2012 this was the winning pandal.
Families immerse idols of Ganesh into the Arabian Sea at Chowpatty Beach at night during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Mum...
Families immerse idols of Ganesh into the Arabian Sea at Chowpatty Beach at night during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Mumbai, India.
Durga Puja decorations at South City Mall in Kolkata, India. South City is the largest mall in East India. Durga Puja is the ...
Durga Puja decorations at South City Mall in Kolkata, India. South City is the largest mall in East India. Durga Puja is the biggest festival in Kolkata and West Bengal.
The elaborate Durga Puja pandal at Kalighat, Kolkata, India.
The elaborate Durga Puja pandal at Kalighat, Kolkata, India.
Two homeless sisters watch the procession of the Lalbaug Racha during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Mumbai, India
Two homeless sisters watch the procession of the Lalbaug Racha during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Mumbai, India
Lanterns illuminate the neighborhood of Lord's More during the Durga Puja festival, Kolkata, India.
Lanterns illuminate the neighborhood of Lord's More during the Durga Puja festival, Kolkata, India.
Ganpati idol at Chowpatty Beach, Mumbai, India.
Ganpati idol at Chowpatty Beach, Mumbai, India.
Candle-lit masks at a Kerala-themed Durga Puja pandal in the Lake Gardens area of Kolkata, India.
Candle-lit masks at a Kerala-themed Durga Puja pandal in the Lake Gardens area of Kolkata, India.
Clay pots full of flowers at a Durga Puja pandal near Kumartoli, Kolkata, India.
Clay pots full of flowers at a Durga Puja pandal near Kumartoli, Kolkata, India.
Clay Durga Puja idols dry along the railway tracks in Kumartoli (Potter's Town), Kolkata, India. The idols are sculpted from ...
Clay Durga Puja idols dry along the railway tracks in Kumartoli (Potter's Town), Kolkata, India. The idols are sculpted from a straw foundation and mud from the Hooghly river, just a few meters away.
Muslims pray during Eid al-Adha on Red Road in Kolkata, India. Eid al-Adha is the most important Muslim holiday, and Red Road...
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.
Detail of a Durga Puja idol in a pandal near Kumartoli, Kolkata, India.
Detail of a Durga Puja idol in a pandal near Kumartoli, Kolkata, India.
Hindu devotees pray during the Durga Puja festival, at a temple near Barabazar on the Ganges River, Kolkata, India.
Hindu devotees pray during the Durga Puja festival, at a temple near Barabazar on the Ganges River, Kolkata, India.
Ganesh prints for sale, in front of a security sign, during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival, Lalbaug, Mumbai, India.
Ganesh prints for sale, in front of a security sign, during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival, Lalbaug, Mumbai, India.
Families pray at night in the Arabian Sea at Chowpatty Beach during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Mumbai, India.
Families pray at night in the Arabian Sea at Chowpatty Beach during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Mumbai, India.
A massive crowd gathers for the culmination of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Lalbaug, Mumbai, India. Although Ganesh Chatu...
A massive crowd gathers for the culmination of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Lalbaug, Mumbai, India. Although Ganesh Chaturthi is observed around the world, Lalbaug is the epicenter of the festival, when several large Ganesh Idols are marched from pandals in the city out to Chowpatty Beach to be immersed in the Arabian Sea.
Workers take an afternoon siesta on a sidewalk in Kumartoli, Kolkata, India. Next to them are Durga Puja idols.
Workers take an afternoon siesta on a sidewalk in Kumartoli, Kolkata, India. Next to them are Durga Puja idols.
A primitive sailboat passes under Howrah Bridge in Kolkata, India. It's one of the busiest bridges in the world.
A primitive sailboat passes under Howrah Bridge in Kolkata, India. It's one of the busiest bridges in the world.
A family from Lalbaug, 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.
Muslims pray during Eid al-Adha on Red Road in Kolkata, India. Eid al-Adha is the most important Muslim holiday, and Red Road...
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.
Here's something you've almost certainly never seen - an Idol of the Goddess Lakshmi at a pandal inside of a fish market, dur...
Here's something you've almost certainly never seen - an Idol of the Goddess Lakshmi at a pandal inside of a fish market, during the Lakshmi Puja festival, Newmarket, Kolkata, India.
Durga Puja idols are painted and dressed at a workshop in Kumartoli (Potter's Town), Kolkata, India.
Durga Puja idols are painted and dressed at a workshop in Kumartoli (Potter's Town), Kolkata, India.
Images of Shiva and Sai Baba in a shop in Sovabazar, Kolkata, India.
Images of Shiva and Sai Baba in a shop in Sovabazar, Kolkata, India.
Fishermen on the Hooghy River in Kolkata India pass a large factory reported to make leather handbags. Search my catalog for ...
Fishermen on the Hooghy River in Kolkata India pass a large factory reported to make leather handbags. Search my catalog for leather to see more of this story.
Families immerse idols of Ganesh into the Arabian Sea at Chowpatty Beach at night during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Mum...
Families immerse idols of Ganesh into the Arabian Sea at Chowpatty Beach at night during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Mumbai, India.
Ganesh idol in a pandal designed like a tropical cave, in the Shekwalhi neghborhood of Mumbai, India.
Ganesh idol in a pandal designed like a tropical cave, in the Shekwalhi neghborhood of Mumbai, India.
Unidentified temple along the Hooghly River, Kolkata, India.
Unidentified temple along the Hooghly River, Kolkata, India.
Hindus pray in the Hooghly River in observance of Mahalaya, a tribute to deceased relatives.
Hindus pray in the Hooghly River in observance of Mahalaya, a tribute to deceased relatives.
Lanterns illuminate the neighborhood of Lord's More during the Durga Puja festival, Kolkata, India.
Lanterns illuminate the neighborhood of Lord's More during the Durga Puja festival, Kolkata, India.
Ganesh Chaturthi pandal, Shekwalhi, Mumbai, India.
Ganesh Chaturthi pandal, Shekwalhi, Mumbai, India.
Ganesh idol in a pandal designed like a tropical cave, in the Shekwalhi neghborhood of Mumbai, India.
Ganesh idol in a pandal designed like a tropical cave, in the Shekwalhi neghborhood of Mumbai, India.
A Kerala-themed Durga Puja pandal in the Lake Gardens area of Kolkata, India.
A Kerala-themed Durga Puja pandal in the Lake Gardens area of Kolkata, India.
A group of swimmers form a pyramid in the Hooghly River near Howrah Bridge, Kolkata, India.
A group of swimmers form a pyramid in the Hooghly River near Howrah Bridge, Kolkata, India.
A Kerala-themed Durga Puja pandal in the Lake Gardens area of Kolkata, India.
A Kerala-themed Durga Puja pandal in the Lake Gardens area of Kolkata, India.
Durga Puja idols sits in piles at Babughat in Kolkata, India. The idols are statues of Hindu gods and goddesses that are brou...
Durga Puja idols sits in piles at Babughat in Kolkata, India. The idols are statues of Hindu gods and goddesses that are brought to the Hooghly RIver and immersed, and then immediately pulled out to prevent pollution.
Families immerse statues of Ganesh into the Arabian Sea at Chowpatty Beach during the Ganesh Chaturthi Festival, Mumbai, India.
Families immerse statues of Ganesh into the Arabian Sea at Chowpatty Beach during the Ganesh Chaturthi Festival, Mumbai, India.
Durga Puja decorations at South City Mall in Kolkata, India. South City is the largest mall in East India. Durga Puja is the ...
Durga Puja decorations at South City Mall in Kolkata, India. South City is the largest mall in East India. Durga Puja is the biggest festival in Kolkata and West Bengal.
A man blows a conch shell at a market in Kalighat, Kolkata, India. The shells are used in various Hindu religious rituals.
A man blows a conch shell at a market in Kalighat, Kolkata, India. The shells are used in various Hindu religious rituals.
Eyes are painted on a Durga Puja idol at a workshop in Kumartoli (Potter's Town), Kolkata, India. The idols are said to come ...
Eyes are painted on a Durga Puja idol at a workshop in Kumartoli (Potter's Town), Kolkata, India. The idols are said to come alive when the eyes are painted.
A man prays in the Hooghly River at Sovabazar Ghat, Kolkata, India.
A man prays in the Hooghly River at Sovabazar Ghat, Kolkata, India.
A family prays to a Ganesh idol on Chowpatty Beach in Mumbai, India, during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival.
A family prays to a Ganesh idol on Chowpatty Beach in Mumbai, India, during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival.
A family performs rituals on Chowpatty Beach during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Mumbai, India.
A family performs rituals on Chowpatty Beach during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Mumbai, India.
Families immerse statues of Ganesh into the Arabian Sea at Chowpatty Beach during the Ganesh Chaturthi Festival, Mumbai, India.
Families immerse statues of Ganesh into the Arabian Sea at Chowpatty Beach during the Ganesh Chaturthi Festival, Mumbai, India.
Durga Puja idols at a workshop in Kumartoli, Kolkata, India. The idols are said to come alive when the eyes are painted.
Durga Puja idols at a workshop in Kumartoli, Kolkata, India. The idols are said to come alive when the eyes are painted.
A family from 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.
Small glass boxes with idols for sale at a market in Kalighat, Kolkata, India.
Small glass boxes with idols for sale at a market in Kalighat, Kolkata, India.
Mixed spices, fruits, and vegetables are offered during prayers at a Durga Puja pandal in Kolkata, India.
Mixed spices, fruits, and vegetables are offered during prayers at a Durga Puja pandal in Kolkata, India.
A massive crowd gathers for the culmination of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Lalbaug, Mumbai, India. Although Ganesh Chatu...
A massive crowd gathers for the culmination of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Lalbaug, Mumbai, India. Although Ganesh Chaturthi is observed around the world, Lalbaug is the epicenter of the festival, when several large Ganesh Idols are marched from pandals in the city out to Chowpatty Beach to be immersed in the Arabian Sea.
Detail of a Durga Puja idol in a pandal near Kumartoli, Kolkata, India.
Detail of a Durga Puja idol in a pandal near Kumartoli, Kolkata, India.
Mixed spices, fruits, and vegetables are offered during prayers at a Durga Puja pandal in Kolkata, India.
Mixed spices, fruits, and vegetables are offered during prayers at a Durga Puja pandal in Kolkata, India.
Prayer accessories at a temple near Barabazar on the Ganges River, Kolkata, India.
Prayer accessories at a temple near Barabazar on the Ganges River, Kolkata, India.
General view of Sovabazar, Kolkata, India at night during the Durga Puja festival.
General view of Sovabazar, Kolkata, India at night during the Durga Puja festival.
Large Ganpati (Ganesh idols) are immersed into the Arabian Sea at Chowpatty Beach, during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival, Mumb...
Large Ganpati (Ganesh idols) are immersed into the Arabian Sea at Chowpatty Beach, during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival, Mumbai, India.
Durga Puja idols being made in Kumartoli (Potter's Town), Kolkata, India.
Durga Puja idols being made in Kumartoli (Potter's Town), Kolkata, India.
A man places seeds and grains on mud from the Ganges river on his arm, in observance of Mahalaya, a tribute to deceased relat...
A man places seeds and grains on mud from the Ganges river on his arm, in observance of Mahalaya, a tribute to deceased relatives.
A visitor uses a mobile phone to photograph a Ganesh Idol at a pandal in Lalbaug, Mumbai, India.
A visitor uses a mobile phone to photograph a Ganesh Idol at a pandal in Lalbaug, Mumbai, India.
Durga Puja idols being made in Kumartoli (Potter's Town), Kolkata, India.
Durga Puja idols being made in Kumartoli (Potter's Town), Kolkata, India.
In a very unusual scene, a small Hindu boy on the Maidan (Central Park) begs money from Muslim men leaving the observance of ...
In a very unusual scene, a small Hindu boy on the Maidan (Central Park) begs money from Muslim men leaving the observance of the Eid al-Adha holiday on Red Road in Kolkata, India.
Durga Puja idols sits in piles at Babughat in Kolkata, India. The idols are statues of Hindu gods and goddesses that are brou...
Durga Puja idols sits in piles at Babughat in Kolkata, India. The idols are statues of Hindu gods and goddesses that are brought to the Hooghly RIver and immersed, and then immediately pulled out to prevent pollution.
A baba at the Babulnath temple, Mumbai, India.
A baba at the Babulnath temple, Mumbai, India.
Large Ganpati idol in a pandal in Lalbaug, Mumbai, India.
Large Ganpati idol in a pandal in Lalbaug, Mumbai, India.
Painting of Kali on a wall in Bowbazar, Kolkata, India.
Painting of Kali on a wall in Bowbazar, Kolkata, India.
A massive crowd gathers for the culmination of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Lalbaug, Mumbai, India. Although Ganesh Chatu...
A massive crowd gathers for the culmination of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Lalbaug, Mumbai, India. Although Ganesh Chaturthi is observed around the world, Lalbaug is the epicenter of the festival, when several large Ganesh Idols are marched from pandals in the city out to Chowpatty Beach to be immersed in the Arabian Sea.
A homeless family stands under a large banner on a road median strip during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Lalbaug, Mumbai,...
A homeless family stands under a large banner on a road median strip during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Lalbaug, Mumbai, India.
A family from 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.
Body parts from idols wash up on Chowpatty Beach in Mumbai, India after the Ganesh Chaturthi festival. Hundreds of idols are ...
Body parts from idols wash up on Chowpatty Beach in Mumbai, India after the Ganesh Chaturthi festival. Hundreds of idols are immersed in the Arabian Sea at Chowpatty Beach.
Durga Puja idols being made in Kumartoli (Potter's Town), Kolkata, India.
Durga Puja idols being made in Kumartoli (Potter's Town), Kolkata, India.
Clay Durga Puja idols dry along the railway tracks in Kumartoli (Potter's Town), Kolkata, India. The idols are sculpted from ...
Clay Durga Puja idols dry along the railway tracks in Kumartoli (Potter's Town), Kolkata, India. The idols are sculpted from a straw foundation and mud from the Hooghly river, just a few meters away.
Families gather to immerse idols of Ganesh into the Arabian Sea at Chowpatty Beach during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Mu...
Families gather to immerse idols of Ganesh into the Arabian Sea at Chowpatty Beach during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Mumbai, India.
Statues and busts inside a sculptor's workshop in Sovabazar, Kolkata, India.
Statues and busts inside a sculptor's workshop in Sovabazar, Kolkata, India.
A cat waits patiently for a handout at a fish shop in Shekwalhi, Mumbai, India.
A cat waits patiently for a handout at a fish shop in Shekwalhi, Mumbai, India.
Boys haul a bucket of mud down Strand Rd. near Barabazar, Kolkata, India,
Boys haul a bucket of mud down Strand Rd. near Barabazar, Kolkata, India,
Two boys pretending to be sadhus (holy men) to get money from tourists, playing Grand Theft Auto video game, Pushkar, Rajasth...
Two boys pretending to be sadhus (holy men) to get money from tourists, playing Grand Theft Auto video game, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
A family loads their Ganpati (Ganesh idol) on a truck, in preparation to immerse it in the Arabian Sea at Chowpatty Beach, Mu...
A family loads their Ganpati (Ganesh idol) on a truck, in preparation to immerse it in the Arabian Sea at Chowpatty Beach, Mumbai, India.
Crates of soft drinks ("cold drinks") at a warehouse in Sovabazar, India. Plastic bottles are more expensive in India and not...
Crates of soft drinks ("cold drinks") at a warehouse in Sovabazar, India. Plastic bottles are more expensive in India and not purchased as much as they are in the US. Glass bottles are reused.
Statue of David in a courtyard in Kumartoli, aka Potter's Town, Kolkata, India.
Statue of David in a courtyard in Kumartoli, aka Potter's Town, Kolkata, India.
Statue of David in a courtyard in Kumartoli, aka Potter's Town, Kolkata, India.
Statue of David in a courtyard in Kumartoli, aka Potter's Town, Kolkata, India.
Large Ganpati (Ganesh idols) are immersed into the Arabian Sea at Chowpatty Beach, during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival, Mumb...
Large Ganpati (Ganesh idols) are immersed into the Arabian Sea at Chowpatty Beach, during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival, Mumbai, India.
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