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Idols for the Kali Puja festival being made in Kumartoli (Potter's Town), Kolkata, India. They're hand-made from straw forms ...
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.
Idols being made in Kumartoli (Potter's Town) for the Kali Puja festival, Kolkata, India. They're made by hand with straw for...
Idols being made in Kumartoli (Potter's Town) for the Kali Puja festival, Kolkata, India. They're made by hand with straw forms and clay from the nearby Hooghly River.
A woman prepares fish at Newmarket, Kolkata, India.
A woman prepares fish at Newmarket, Kolkata, India.
A stray dog sits in a hilarious posture in a market in Kumartoli, Kolkata, India.
A stray dog sits in a hilarious posture in a market in Kumartoli, Kolkata, India.
A man with no legs below the knees working at a cardboard factory in Kumartoli, Kolkata, India.
A man with no legs below the knees working at a cardboard factory in Kumartoli, Kolkata, India.
Paper recycling along the Hooghly River near Barabazar, Kolkata, India. The facility handles textbooks, newspapers, school pa...
Paper recycling along the Hooghly River near Barabazar, Kolkata, India. The facility handles textbooks, newspapers, school papers, and office papers. They separate out high quality newspaper pages and inserts, which are sold to the thousands of food vendors in Kolkata to wrap street food in.
Workers paint small ceramic dishes at a workshop in Kumartoli (Potter's Town), Kolkata, India.
Workers paint small ceramic dishes at a workshop in Kumartoli (Potter's Town), Kolkata, India.
A boy peers out of a city bus window in the Shyambazar area of Kolkata, India.
A boy peers out of a city bus window in the Shyambazar area of Kolkata, India.
Interior view of South City Mall in Kolkata, India at Christmas, including a diarama with Santa Claus. South City is the larg...
Interior view of South City Mall in Kolkata, India at Christmas, including a diarama with Santa Claus. South City is the largest mall in East India. Christmas is celebrated enthusiastically in Kolkata.
A woman harvests wildflowers near the Dhapa dumping grounds in Kolkata (Calcutta), India. Dhapa is the primary landfill for K...
A woman harvests wildflowers near the Dhapa dumping grounds in Kolkata (Calcutta), India. Dhapa is the primary landfill for Kolkata's 13 million residents.
Mothers receive counseling on neonatal health care issues at a clinic in Kolkata, India
Mothers receive counseling on neonatal health care issues at a clinic in Kolkata, India
Sunset  over open water and palm trees near Chingrihata, in the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
Sunset over open water and palm trees near Chingrihata, in the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
A silhouetted bird carries a small fish to a perch atop a stick, East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
A silhouetted bird carries a small fish to a perch atop a stick, East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
Tree reflecting in the East Kolkata Wetlands near Chingrihata, Kolkata, India.
Tree reflecting in the East Kolkata Wetlands near Chingrihata, Kolkata, India.
A sweet old man poses for a portrait in Bowbazar, Kolkata, India.
A sweet old man poses for a portrait in Bowbazar, Kolkata, India.
Lush vegetation on a foggy winter morning, East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
Lush vegetation on a foggy winter morning, East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
A boy paints postcards to sell while his sisters sleeps nearby, Newmarket, Kolkata, India.
A boy paints postcards to sell while his sisters sleeps nearby, Newmarket, Kolkata, India.
A mans sells Santa hats at Christmas time in Newmarket, Kolkata, India.
A mans sells Santa hats at Christmas time in Newmarket, Kolkata, India.
A mother brings her son for a medical checkup at a clinic in Pailan, Kolkata, India
A mother brings her son for a medical checkup at a clinic in Pailan, Kolkata, India
Algae grows in a fishing boat in the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
Algae grows in a fishing boat in the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
Air pollution from open fires and smelters near Bantala, Kolkata, India.
Air pollution from open fires and smelters near Bantala, Kolkata, India.
A farming family on an old three-wheel motorcycle pass in front of the Dhapa Dumping Grounds, the primary landfill for Kolkat...
A farming family on an old three-wheel motorcycle pass in front of the Dhapa Dumping Grounds, the primary landfill for Kolkata, India.
A man sleeps on a railing in the Maidan, a large park in the center of Kolkata, India.
A man sleeps on a railing in the Maidan, a large park in the center of Kolkata, India.
Children in a "slum" in the Muchipara area of Kolkata, India. Many people in the community make sandals, including the children.
Children in a "slum" in the Muchipara area of Kolkata, India. Many people in the community make sandals, including the children.
Cormorants (sp.) gather on a fishing hut in the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
Cormorants (sp.) gather on a fishing hut in the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
Children ride the bikes on a rural road near the Dhapa Dumping Ground, the primary landfill for Kolkata, India.
Children ride the bikes on a rural road near the Dhapa Dumping Ground, the primary landfill for Kolkata, India.
Dancers perform under colored lights at Tara Maa Puja in Lord's More, Kolkata, India.
Dancers perform under colored lights at Tara Maa Puja in Lord's More, Kolkata, India.
Fishermen tend a net, East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
Fishermen tend a net, East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
Primitive furnaces in the East Kolkata Wetlands near Bantala burn scrap leather from handbag factories, Kolkata, India. The f...
Primitive furnaces in the East Kolkata Wetlands near Bantala burn scrap leather from handbag factories, Kolkata, India. The furnaces belch out thick smoke day in and day out, contributing to Kolkata's poor air quality.
A toddler is weighed at a clinic in Pailan, Kolkata, India. Early childhood malnutrition is epidemic in India.
A toddler is weighed at a clinic in Pailan, Kolkata, India. Early childhood malnutrition is epidemic in India.
A baby doll sits disheveled in a garbage bin, like something from a scary movie, near Newmarket, Kolkata, India.
A baby doll sits disheveled in a garbage bin, like something from a scary movie, near Newmarket, Kolkata, India.
A man lies bleeding on the Sealdah railway station platform in Kolkata, India. He remained there for about an hour before an ...
A man lies bleeding on the Sealdah railway station platform in Kolkata, India. He remained there for about an hour before an ambulance arrived. The nature of the injury is unkown.
Drying eather on a rooftop in a "slum" in Chamrapatti, Kolkata, India. Leather tanning for handbags and purses is the main ac...
Drying eather on a rooftop in a "slum" in Chamrapatti, Kolkata, India. Leather tanning for handbags and purses is the main activity in the community.
Portrait of a girl in the Fakir Bagan neigborhood of Howrah, India, in an area served by the NGO Calcutta Kids (calcuttakids....
Portrait of a girl in the Fakir Bagan neigborhood of Howrah, India, in an area served by the NGO Calcutta Kids (calcuttakids.org)
A fisherman in the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India. They use the poles for propulsion and to scare up fish by beating t...
A fisherman in the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India. They use the poles for propulsion and to scare up fish by beating the water.
Children walk atop a fence at a lake locally referred to as Kalighatpur, near Science City in Kolkata, India. A shantytown li...
Children walk atop a fence at a lake locally referred to as Kalighatpur, near Science City in Kolkata, India. A shantytown lines the banks of the lake.
A darling baby at her house in the Fakir Bagan neighborhood of Howrah, India, in an area served by the NGO Calcutta Kids (cal...
A darling baby at her house in the Fakir Bagan neighborhood of Howrah, India, in an area served by the NGO Calcutta Kids (calcuttakids.org)
A huge line of Hindu pilgrims wait to board a ferry to leave the Gangasagar Mela on Sagar Island for the mainland back to Kol...
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.
Farmer leads cows down a rural road near the Dhapa dumping ground, the main landfill for Kolkata, India.
Farmer leads cows down a rural road near the Dhapa dumping ground, the main landfill for Kolkata, India.
Red shoes on a student at the Princep Ghat Railway Station, Kolkata, India.
Red shoes on a student at the Princep Ghat Railway Station, Kolkata, India.
A boy hold up a drawing he made at the Child In Need Institute (CINI, cinindia.org) drop-in shelter at Sealdah Railway Statio...
A boy hold up a drawing he made at the Child In Need Institute (CINI, cinindia.org) drop-in shelter at Sealdah Railway Station, Kolkata, India
Ducks in a small lake near the town of Chingrihata, East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
Ducks in a small lake near the town of Chingrihata, East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
A man unloads boxes of eggs labeled "Jesus Egg Traders" at a market in Chingrihata, Kolkata, India.
A man unloads boxes of eggs labeled "Jesus Egg Traders" at a market in Chingrihata, Kolkata, India.
A shantytown on the banks of a small lake that is locally referred to as Kalighatpur, near Science City in Kolkata, India.
A shantytown on the banks of a small lake that is locally referred to as Kalighatpur, near Science City in Kolkata, India.
Portrait of a mother and her baby at the Thursday clinic at the CINI office (cinindia.org) in Pailan, Kolkata, India. Taken J...
Portrait of a mother and her baby at the Thursday clinic at the CINI office (cinindia.org) in Pailan, Kolkata, India. Taken January 2013.
Aerial view of the Science City educational center at night from a gondola, Kolkata, India.
Aerial view of the Science City educational center at night from a gondola, Kolkata, India.
Tomatoes and green peppers for sale at a market at Princep Ghat, Kolkata, India.
Tomatoes and green peppers for sale at a market at Princep Ghat, Kolkata, India.
Child In Need Institute (CINI, cinindia.org) drop-in shelter at Sealdah Station, Kolkata, India. Taken December 2012.
Child In Need Institute (CINI, cinindia.org) drop-in shelter at Sealdah Station, Kolkata, India. Taken December 2012.
Leather incinerator furnace near the town of Bantala, East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India
Leather incinerator furnace near the town of Bantala, East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India
Portrait of two boys along the Ganges River at Sovabazar Ghat, Kolkata, India.
Portrait of two boys along the Ganges River at Sovabazar Ghat, Kolkata, India.
A baby is weighed at a clinic operated by Child in Need Institute (CINI, cinindia.org) in Pailan, Kolkata, India
A baby is weighed at a clinic operated by Child in Need Institute (CINI, cinindia.org) in Pailan, Kolkata, India
Potrait of two men in the Muchipara slum area of Kolkata, India.
Potrait of two men in the Muchipara slum area of Kolkata, India.
A mother plays peek-a-boo with her baby at their house in Howrah, India
A mother plays peek-a-boo with her baby at their house in Howrah, India
Puppies atop a sand pile at a construction site in Lake Gardens, Kolkata, India.
Puppies atop a sand pile at a construction site in Lake Gardens, Kolkata, India.
Distant view of a group of women in saris walking on a footpath in the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
Distant view of a group of women in saris walking on a footpath in the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
Science City, Kolkata, India.
Science City, Kolkata, India.
Rice paddies and farm fields in 24 South Parganas, south of Kolkata, India.
Rice paddies and farm fields in 24 South Parganas, south of Kolkata, India.
Royal Enfield motorcycle near a taxi in Kolkata, India. Enfields are popular in Kolkata and throughout India.
Royal Enfield motorcycle near a taxi in Kolkata, India. Enfields are popular in Kolkata and throughout India.
A woman is silhouetted as she walks along a path on a foggy morning in the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
A woman is silhouetted as she walks along a path on a foggy morning in the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
A baby is weighed at a clinic in Pailan, Kolkata, India. Early childhood malnutrition is epidemic in India.
A baby is weighed at a clinic in Pailan, Kolkata, India. Early childhood malnutrition is epidemic in India.
Portrait of two men at night in Bowbazar, Kolkata, India.
Portrait of two men at night in Bowbazar, Kolkata, India.
Children near the Kakdwip railway station south of Kolkata, India wait to catch coins thrown by pilgrims arriving from the Ga...
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 stray dog sits in a pile of leather in the Chamrapatti slum area of Kolkata, India. Leather tanning is the predominant acti...
A stray dog sits in a pile of leather in the Chamrapatti slum area of Kolkata, India. Leather tanning is the predominant activity in the area.
Scrap metal recycling being burned near Bantala, Kolkata, India.
Scrap metal recycling being burned near Bantala, Kolkata, India.
A mother and baby get a checkup at the MYCHI Clinic in the Fakir Bagan neighborhood of Howrah, India. The clinic is operated ...
A mother and baby get a checkup at the MYCHI Clinic in the Fakir Bagan neighborhood of Howrah, India. The clinic is operated by the NGO Calcutta Kids (calcuttakids.org)
A girl waits for a medical checkup at a clinic in Pailan, Kolkata, India
A girl waits for a medical checkup at a clinic in Pailan, Kolkata, India
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 Ko...
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.
Farmers transporting cauliflower on old three-wheel motorcycles pass in front of the Dhapa Dumping Grounds, the primary landf...
Farmers transporting cauliflower on old three-wheel motorcycles pass in front of the Dhapa Dumping Grounds, the primary landfill for Kolkata, India.
A litter of stray puppies on the Maidan (a large park in central Kolkata), near Victoria Memorial, Kolkata, India.
A litter of stray puppies on the Maidan (a large park in central Kolkata), near Victoria Memorial, Kolkata, India.
Portrait of a plucky girl in the Fakir Bagan neigborhood of Howrah, India, in an area served by the NGO Calcutta Kids (calcut...
Portrait of a plucky girl in the Fakir Bagan neigborhood of Howrah, India, in an area served by the NGO Calcutta Kids (calcuttakids.org)
Primitive furnaces in the East Kolkata Wetlands near Bantala burn scrap leather from handbag factories, Kolkata, India. The f...
Primitive furnaces in the East Kolkata Wetlands near Bantala burn scrap leather from handbag factories, Kolkata, India. The furnaces belch out thick smoke day in and day out, contributing to Kolkata's poor air quality.
People play cards atop a house in a slum area in Ward 66, Muchipara, Kolkata, India. Many people in the community make sandals.
People play cards atop a house in a slum area in Ward 66, Muchipara, Kolkata, India. Many people in the community make sandals.
Men bathe near ships on the Hooghly River near Princep Ghat, Kolkata, India.
Men bathe near ships on the Hooghly River near Princep Ghat, Kolkata, India.
Portrait of a girl in the Fakir Bagan neigborhood of Howrah, India, in an area served by the NGO Calcutta Kids (calcuttakids....
Portrait of a girl in the Fakir Bagan neigborhood of Howrah, India, in an area served by the NGO Calcutta Kids (calcuttakids.org)
A man lies bleeding on the Sealdah railway station platform in Kolkata, India. He remained there for about an hour before an ...
A man lies bleeding on the Sealdah railway station platform in Kolkata, India. He remained there for about an hour before an ambulance arrived. The nature of the injury is unkown.
A balloon seller among Christmas lights at Newmarket, Kokata, India.
A balloon seller among Christmas lights at Newmarket, Kokata, India.
General view of the Dhapa Dumping Ground, the primary landfill for Kolkata, India.
General view of the Dhapa Dumping Ground, the primary landfill for Kolkata, 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 Kol...
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.
Early morning reflections at Victoria Memorial, Kolkata, India.
Early morning reflections at Victoria Memorial, Kolkata, India.
A group of men on a sidewalk gather around a fire for warmth, in the Sovabazar nieghborhood of Kolkata, India.
A group of men on a sidewalk gather around a fire for warmth, in the Sovabazar nieghborhood of Kolkata, India.
Child In Need Institute (CINI, cinindia.org) Right to Play event, Dec. 20, 2012, Rani Rashmani Rd. in Esplanade, Kolkata, India
Child In Need Institute (CINI, cinindia.org) Right to Play event, Dec. 20, 2012, Rani Rashmani Rd. in Esplanade, Kolkata, India
Dancers perform under colored lights at Tara Maa Puja in Lord's More, Kolkata, India.
Dancers perform under colored lights at Tara Maa Puja in Lord's More, Kolkata, India.
Children walk atop a fence at a lake locally referred to as Kalighatpur, near Science City in Kolkata, India. A shantytown li...
Children walk atop a fence at a lake locally referred to as Kalighatpur, near Science City in Kolkata, India. A shantytown lines the banks of the lake.
Ealry morning fog over a tree and fishing hut in the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
Ealry morning fog over a tree and fishing hut in the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
A boy sits on a tire on a busy road near Rabindra Saribar Metro in Kolkata, India.
A boy sits on a tire on a busy road near Rabindra Saribar Metro in Kolkata, India.
Flowers (sp.) growing in parched and cracked soil in the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
Flowers (sp.) growing in parched and cracked soil in the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
Cabbage being farmed near the Dhapa Dumping Ground, the primary landfill for Kolkata, India.
Cabbage being farmed near the Dhapa Dumping Ground, the primary landfill for Kolkata, India.
A pilgrim in Kolkata, India preparing to go to the Gangasagar Mela on Sagar Island.
A pilgrim in Kolkata, India preparing to go to the Gangasagar Mela on Sagar Island.
Traffic police at night at one of the busiest intersections in Kolkata, India near Newmarket.
Traffic police at night at one of the busiest intersections in Kolkata, India near Newmarket.
Wild marijuana (Cannabis sativa) growing on the side of the road in Bantala, East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
Wild marijuana (Cannabis sativa) growing on the side of the road in Bantala, East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
Childrens mural at a market stall in Lake Gardens, Kolkata, India.
Childrens mural at a market stall in Lake Gardens, Kolkata, India.
Boy at a clinic operated by Child in Need Institute (CINI, cinindia.org) in Pailan, Kolkata, India
Boy at a clinic operated by Child in Need Institute (CINI, cinindia.org) in Pailan, Kolkata, India
Unidentified plant (sp.) on a misty morning in the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
Unidentified plant (sp.) on a misty morning in the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
Dry ground in the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
Dry ground in the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
Children near the Kakdwip railway station south of Kolkata, India wait to catch coins thrown by pilgrims arriving from the Ga...
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.
Workers build a brick path through crop fields near the town of Bantala, East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
Workers build a brick path through crop fields near the town of Bantala, East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
Women in saris pick wildflowers near the tiny village of Bantala, in the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India. They're worki...
Women in saris pick wildflowers near the tiny village of Bantala, in the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India. They're working within 50 meters of the massive Dhapa landfill.
Children walk atop a fence at a lake locally referred to as Kalighatpur, near Science City in Kolkata, India. A shantytown li...
Children walk atop a fence at a lake locally referred to as Kalighatpur, near Science City in Kolkata, India. A shantytown lines the banks of the lake.
A brother and sister bike home from school on a trail in the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
A brother and sister bike home from school on a trail in the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
Fishermen at work in the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India. In the background is Salt Lake City.
Fishermen at work in the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India. In the background is Salt Lake City.
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