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Families immerse idols of Ganesh into the Arabian Sea at night during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Mumbai, India.
Families immerse idols of Ganesh into the Arabian Sea at night during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Mumbai, India.
Prayer implements at the Burning Ghat (crematorium), Kolkata, India.
Prayer implements at the Burning Ghat (crematorium), Kolkata, India.
Street food cart at night, Kalighat, Kolkata, India.
Street food cart at night, Kalighat, Kolkata, India.
Beautiful Ganesh pandal decorated with candles and flowers during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Shekwalhi, Mumbai, India.
Beautiful Ganesh pandal decorated with candles and flowers during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Shekwalhi, Mumbai, India.
Hindus bathe en masse in the Hooghly River in observance of Mahalaya, a tribute to deceased relatives, Kolkata, India.
Hindus bathe en masse in the Hooghly River in observance of Mahalaya, a tribute to deceased relatives, 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.
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 girl photographs a Durga Puja pandal in Lake Gardens, Kolkata, India.
A girl photographs a Durga Puja pandal in Lake Gardens, Kolkata, India.
Hindus bathe en masse in the Hooghly River in observance of Mahalaya, a tribute to deceased relatives, Kolkata, India.
Hindus bathe en masse in the Hooghly River in observance of Mahalaya, a tribute to deceased relatives, 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.
Hindu families perform rituals at Armenian Ghat on the Hooghly River at the beginning of the Durga Puja Festival, Kolkata, In...
Hindu families perform rituals at Armenian Ghat on the Hooghly River at the beginning of the Durga Puja Festival, Kolkata, India.
Metal vases used in Hindu rituals at Armenian Ghat, Kolkata, India.
Metal vases used in Hindu rituals at Armenian Ghat, Kolkata, India.
Illuminated LED display boards during the Durga Puja festival in Sovabazar, Kolkata, India.
Illuminated LED display boards during the Durga Puja festival in Sovabazar, Kolkata, 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 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 idols being made in Kumartoli (Potter's Town), Kolkata, India.
Durga Puja idols being made in Kumartoli (Potter's Town), 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.
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.
Taxi cabs in the Gariahat area of Kolkata, India during the Durga Puja festival.
Taxi cabs in the Gariahat area of Kolkata, India during the Durga Puja festival.
Durga Puja immersion at Babughat on the Hooghly River, Kolkata, India.
Durga Puja immersion at Babughat on the Hooghly River, Kolkata, India.
Illuminated LED animatronic figures on display in Gariahat, Kolkata, India, during the Durga Puja festival.
Illuminated LED animatronic figures on display in Gariahat, Kolkata, India, during the Durga Puja festival.
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.
A crowd gathers on Chowpatty Beach to immerse idols of Ganesh in the Arabian Sea during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival, Mumbai...
A crowd gathers on Chowpatty Beach to immerse idols of Ganesh in the Arabian Sea during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival, Mumbai, India. In the background is Saifee hospital.
Hindu carvings and cigarettes and toilet paper in a backstreet, Paharganj, Delhi, India
Hindu carvings and cigarettes and toilet paper in a backstreet, Paharganj, Delhi, India
Ganesh idol and religious paintings at a market stall in Newmarket, Kolkata, India.
Ganesh idol and religious paintings at a market stall in Newmarket, Kolkata, 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.
South City Mall in Kolkata, India, decorated for the Durga Puja festival in October. South City is the largest mall in East I...
South City Mall in Kolkata, India, decorated for the Durga Puja festival in October. South City is the largest mall in East India. Durga Puja is the biggest festival in Kolkata and West Bengal.
Workers carry an idol at night in Kumartoli (Potter's Town), Kolkata, India.
Workers carry an idol at night in Kumartoli (Potter's Town), Kolkata, 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.
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.
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 boy cheers in a crowd at the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Lalbaug, Mumbai, India.
A boy cheers in a crowd at the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Lalbaug, Mumbai, India.
A girl sleeps on a bench in Lalbaug, Mumbai, India.
A girl sleeps on a bench in Lalbaug, Mumbai, India.
Exterior of a crowded antique and curio shop in Chor Bazaar, also known as the Thieves Market, Mumbai, India.
Exterior of a crowded antique and curio shop in Chor Bazaar, also known as the Thieves Market, Mumbai, India.
Men carry garlands of marigold flowers into a temple near Barabazar on the Ganges River, Kolkata, India.
Men carry garlands of marigold flowers into a temple near Barabazar on the Ganges River, Kolkata, India.
Three sisters at the observance of Eid al-Adha on Red Road in Kolkata, India. Eid al-Adha is the most important Muslim holida...
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.
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.
Nighttime view of Lakshmi idols being immersed in the Hooghly Rver - and then immediately taken out to avoid pollution - duri...
Nighttime view of Lakshmi idols being immersed in the Hooghly Rver - and then immediately taken out to avoid pollution - during Lakshmi Puja, Kolkata, India.
A vase used for rituals in the Hooghly River during the Durga Puja festival, Kolkata, India.
A vase used for rituals in the Hooghly River during the Durga Puja festival, Kolkata, India.
People transport a gold painted idol in a truck during the Durga Puja festival, Sovabazar, Kolkata, India.
People transport a gold painted idol in a truck during the Durga Puja festival, Sovabazar, 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.
Life-size elephant model at a Kerala-themed Durga Puja pandal in the Lake Gardens area of Kolkata, India.
Life-size elephant model at a Kerala-themed Durga Puja pandal in the Lake Gardens area of Kolkata, India.
Painting of Shiva on a wall in Shekwalhi, Mumbai, India.
Painting of Shiva on a wall in Shekwalhi, Mumbai, India.
A young sadhu rests at Armenian Ghat on the Hoohgly River, Kolkata, India.
A young sadhu rests at Armenian Ghat on the Hoohgly River, Kolkata, India.
A worker cuts fish at the indoor fish market, Newmarket, Kolkata, India.
A worker cuts fish at the indoor fish market, Newmarket, Kolkata, India.
Artists make straw forms that will be sculpted with clay to make idols for the Durga Puja festival, in Kumartoli (Potter's To...
Artists make straw forms that will be sculpted with clay to make idols for the Durga Puja festival, 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.
A family carries their Ganpati (Ganesh idol) from their home to a truck, in preparation to immerse it in the Arabian Sea at C...
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.
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.
A Christian altar in the small fishing village of Worli, Mumbai, India. The village is home to Hindus, Muslims, and Christians.
A Christian altar in the small fishing village of Worli, Mumbai, India. The village is home to Hindus, Muslims, and Christians.
A woman carries a water pot along the Hooghly River during the Durga Puja festival in Kolkata, India.
A woman carries a water pot along the Hooghly River during the Durga Puja festival in 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.
Figure of a lion on a street in Kalighat, Kolkata, India during the Durga Puja festival.
Figure of a lion on a street in Kalighat, Kolkata, India during the Durga Puja festival.
Hindus bath in the Hooghly River in Kolkata, India during the observance of Mahalaya, a tribute to deceased relatives.
Hindus bath in the Hooghly River in Kolkata, India during the observance of Mahalaya, a tribute to deceased relatives.
Father and son tend a sweets shop in Kumartoli, Kolkata, India.
Father and son tend a sweets shop in Kumartoli, Kolkata, India.
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.
A crowd of more than 100,000 people pray on Chowpatty beach during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Mumbai, India
A crowd of more than 100,000 people pray on Chowpatty beach during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Mumbai, India
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.
Durga Puja idols being made in Kumartoli (Potter's Town), Kolkata, India.
Durga Puja idols being made in Kumartoli (Potter's Town), Kolkata, India.
Religious paintings and carvings in a shop at Chor Bazaar, also known as the Thieves Market, Mumbai, India.
Religious paintings and carvings in a shop at Chor Bazaar, also known as the Thieves Market, Mumbai, India.
Families bring Durga idols to Babughat for submersion in the Hooghly River, Calcutta, India
Families bring Durga idols to Babughat for submersion in the Hooghly River, Calcutta, India
Beautiful Ganesh pandal decorated with candles and flowers during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Shekwalhi, Mumbai, India.
Beautiful Ganesh pandal decorated with candles and flowers during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Shekwalhi, 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 large and elaborate pandal (temporary temple of sorts) to the Goddess Durga during the Durga Puja festival, Gariahat, Kolka...
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.
Statues and busts inside a sculptor's workshop in Sovabazar, Kolkata, India.
Statues and busts inside a sculptor's workshop in Sovabazar, Kolkata, 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.
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.
Portrait of an elderly man with a white beard on Chowpatty Beach, Mumbai, India.
Portrait of an elderly man with a white beard on Chowpatty Beach, Mumbai, India.
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.
Image of the Hindu deity Hunaman on a tree in Lalbaug, Mumbai, India.
Image of the Hindu deity Hunaman on a tree in Lalbaug, Mumbai, India.
A small wooden Hindu altar sits on a garbage pile in the Dharavi slum, Mumbai, India.
A small wooden Hindu altar sits on a garbage pile in the Dharavi slum, Mumbai, India.
Hindu families immerse idols of the Goddess Durga into the Hooghly River at Babughat, during the Durga Puja festival, Kolkata...
Hindu families immerse idols of the Goddess Durga into the Hooghly River at Babughat, during the Durga Puja festival, 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.
Poster with images of Shiva on Strand Road, Kolkata, India.
Poster with images of Shiva on Strand Road, Kolkata, India.
A man arrives at Chowpatty Beach by taxi with his Ganesh idol to immerse it in the Arabian Sea, during the Ganesh Chaturthi f...
A man arrives at Chowpatty Beach by taxi with his Ganesh idol to immerse it in the Arabian Sea, during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival, Mumbai, India.
A Durga Puja pandal on a street in Bowbazar at night, Kolkata, India.
A Durga Puja pandal on a street in Bowbazar at night, 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 stray kitten on Strand Road in Kolkata, India. Strand Road is an extremely busy distribution hub in Kolkata.
A stray kitten on Strand Road in Kolkata, India. Strand Road is an extremely busy distribution hub in Kolkata.
Three sisters at the observance of Eid al-Adha on Red Road in Kolkata, India. Eid al-Adha is the most important Muslim holida...
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.
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.
A large, ornate, beautiful Durga Puja idol in a pandal in Gariahat, Kolkata, India.
A large, ornate, beautiful Durga Puja idol in a pandal in Gariahat, Kolkata, 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 boy takes the heads off of religious idols at Babughat in Kolkata, India, during the Durga Puja festival. The idols are imm...
A boy takes the heads off of religious idols at Babughat in Kolkata, India, during the Durga Puja festival. The idols are immersed into the nearby Hooghy River during the festival, but are immediately taken out by the government to avoid polluting the river.
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.
Idols for sale on a street in Kalighat, Kolkata, India during the Durga Puja festival.
Idols for sale on a street in Kalighat, Kolkata, India during the Durga Puja festival.
A Durga Puja pandal in Sovabazar, Kolkata, India. On the walls are hundreds of dolls.
A Durga Puja pandal in Sovabazar, Kolkata, India. On the walls are hundreds of dolls.
Illuminated LED display boards during the Durga Puja festival in Sovabazar, Kolkata, India.
Illuminated LED display boards during the Durga Puja festival in Sovabazar, Kolkata, India.
The elaborate Durga Puja pandal at Kalighat, Kolkata, India.
The elaborate Durga Puja pandal at Kalighat, Kolkata, India.
Hindus bathe en masse in the Hooghly River in observance of Mahalaya, a tribute to deceased relatives, Kolkata, India.
Hindus bathe en masse in the Hooghly River in observance of Mahalaya, a tribute to deceased relatives, Kolkata, India.
Ganesh idols on Chowpatty Beach in Mumbai, India, during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival.
Ganesh idols on Chowpatty Beach in Mumbai, India, during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival.
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 boy sells balls of mud from the Hooghly River on Armenian Ghat, Kolkata, India.
A boy sells balls of mud from the Hooghly River on Armenian Ghat, 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.
Saifee Hospital in Mumbai, India is illuminated after dusk while families immerse idols of Ganesh during the Ganesh Chaturthi...
Saifee Hospital in Mumbai, India is illuminated after dusk while families immerse idols of Ganesh during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival.
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.
Stunning high-end sculpted figures at a workshop in Lalbaug, Mumbai, India.
Stunning high-end sculpted figures at a workshop in Lalbaug, Mumbai, India.
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.
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.
Flowers for sale to use in prayer at temples along the Hooghly River, Kolkata, India.
Flowers for sale to use in prayer at temples along the Hooghly River, Kolkata, India.
A lamp burns on Armenian Ghat during the Durga Puja festival, Kolkata, India.
A lamp burns on Armenian Ghat during the Durga Puja festival, Kolkata, India.
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