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Durga idols are recovered from the Hooghly River after being immersed during the Durga Puja idols, Babughat, Kolkata, India. The idols are recovered to avoid polluting the river. They're made from straw and river clay, but the paints are not eco-friendly.
Durga idols are recovered from the Hooghly River after being immersed during the Durga Puja idols, Babughat, Kolkata, India. The idols are recovered to avoid polluting the river. They're made from straw and river clay, but the paints are not eco-friendly.
A woman and her son huddle under a piece of plastic during monsoon rains while panhandling, Babughat, Kolkata, India
An Indian Pariah street dog underneath a large old fig tree at the 7th century Ajaypal Shiva Temple, near Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Offerings on the banks of the Ganges River during Chhath Puja, Varanasi, India. Chhath Puja is a devotion to the Sun God Surya in which people gather at sunset and then on the following sunrise and offer prayers.
Colored LED lights illuminate a religious idol that has been "put to sleep" for the night behind a gate, Dashashwamed, Varanasi, India
Durga idols are recovered from the Hooghly River after being immersed during the Durga Puja idols, Babughat, Kolkata, India. The idols are recovered to avoid polluting the river. They're made from straw and river clay, but the paints are not eco-friendly.
A Hindu boy with cerebral palsy begs during the Muslim Eid al-Adha festival, Red Road, Madian, Kolkata, India. I have the only photos taken by a foreigner of this most important day to Muslims at the most auspicious site in Kolkata for both 2012 and 2013.
Injured Pariah street dog with milk and biscuits given to it by tourists, Prayag Ghat, Varanasi, India. I got the dog to a nearby rescue center but it died later that day.
A mother and son during Chhath Puja, Varanasi, India. Chhath Puja is a devotion to the Sun God Surya in which people gather at sunset and then on the following sunrise and offer prayers.
Langur monkeys eat discarded flower garlands at the Ajaypal Shiva Temple, near Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Strong look from a woman during Chhath Puja, Varanasi, India. Chhath Puja is a devotion to the Sun God Surya in which people gather at sunset and then on the following sunrise and offer prayers.
Hindu families immerse idols of the goddess Durga in the Hooghly River at night during the Durga Puja festival, BBD Bagh, Kolkata, India
A homeless man sleeps with the company of a family of stray dogs (a mother and three puppies total), Allahabad, India.
Silhouetted dolls are illuminated by a nightlight in a market stall that has closed for the night, at the 2013 Kumbh Mela, Allahabad, India.
Silhouetted dolls are illuminated by a nightlight in a market stall that has closed for the night, at the 2013 Kumbh Mela, Allahabad, India.
Sadhus assemble in a large tent to receive dinner en masse, at the 2013 Kumbh Mela, Allahabad, India.
A woman with some type of disorder who is apparently revered, at a tent for Sadhus at the 2013 Kumbh Mela, Allahabad, India.
People fall asleep in an auto rickshaw while waiting for hours in gridlocked traffic at the 2013 Kumbh Mela, Allahabad, India.
Silhouetted dolls are illuminated by a nightlight in a market stall that has closed for the night, at the 2013 Kumbh Mela, Allahabad, India.
A crowd of people choke the streets on the day before the Royal Bath at the 2013 Kumbh Mela, Allahabad, India. The period of three days around the Royal Bath in 2013 is generally regarded to be the largest gathering of people in history, with estimates from 15 to 30 million people.
A woman with some type of disorder who is apparently revered, at a tent for Sadhus at the 2013 Kumbh Mela, Allahabad, India.
Two Hindu women shave their heads and bathe in the Ganges River as part of a religious ritual, Varanasi, India.
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.
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.
Night scene on the beach at the Gangasagar Mela, Sagar Island, India. Gangasagar is a Hindu pilgrimage to Sagar Island, where the Ganges meets the sea.
An elerly sadhu (holy man) does yoga 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 sadhu (holy man) adjusts his waist-length dreadlocks at the Gangasagar Mela, a Hindu pilgrimage to Sagar Island in the Bay of Bengal in India, where the Ganges meets the sea.
A group of women pilgrims pray on the beach at Sagar Island in the Bay of Bengal during the Gangasagar Mela, India.
An illuminated robot entertains passersby at the Gangasagar Mela (festival), a pilgrimage to Sagar Island in India, where the Ganges River meets the sea.
Children watch a man "wake-up" an idol at a Hindu shrine in the morning, Varanasi, India. Idols throughout Varansai are put to sleep each night, with a cloth over the faces.
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 horse-drawn carriage crosses a pontoon bridge across the Ganges River at the 2013 Kumbh Mela, Allahabad, India.
A mother and her son sleep at the Gangasagar Mela, Sagar Island, India. Gangasagar is a Hindu pilgrimage to Sagar Island, where the Ganges meets the sea.
Pilgrims in white pray on the beach at the Gangasagar Mela (festival), a pilgrimage to Sagar Island in India, where the Ganges River meets the sea.
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.
