Kolkata (Calcutta)
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Portrait of a woman in blue in the Fakir Bagan neigborhood of Howrah, India, in an area served by the NGO Calcutta Kids (calcuttakids.org)
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.
Foamy, dirty water in an unnamed creek near Bantala and Dhapa, Kolkata, India. The area is home to the main landfill for Kolkata, and a large number of small recycling operations, as well as leather incinerators. Pollution in the area is extreme.
A worker disassembles plastic toys to reclaim the plastic for recycling, at a small recycling operation in the East Kolkata Wetlands near the Town of Bantala, Kolkata, India.
A family picks flowers in Dhapa, Kolkata, India. Behind them is the Dhapa Dumping Ground, the primary landfill for Kolkata's 13 million people.
Unidentified large-leaved plant (sp.)(Elephant ear?) along a canal in the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
Boy at the Child In Need Institute (CINI, cinindia.org) drop-in shelter at Sealdah Railway Station, 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 Kolkata, India. The Gangasagar Mela (festival) is a pilgrimage to Sagar Island, where the Ganges River meets the sea.
A mother plays with her baby at a clinic operated by Child in Need Institute (CINI, cinindia.org) in Pailan, Kolkata, India
A slum area in Ward 65, Chamrapatti, Kolkata, India. Leather tanning for handbags and purses is the main activity in the community. Child In Need Institute (CINI, cinindia.org) works in the area.
People play cards atop a house in a slum area in Ward 66, Muchipara, Kolkata, India. Many people in the community make sandals.
Pilgrims crowd a train heading south from Sealdah station in Kolkata, India to Kakdwip station near Sagar Island, for the Gangasagar Mela.
Foamy, dirty water in an unnamed creek near Bantala and Dhapa, Kolkata, India. The area is home to the main landfill for Kolkata, and a large number of small recycling operations, as well as leather incinerators. Pollution in the area is extreme.
Children walk through a facility that burns scrap leather, near Bantala, East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
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 boy in Kolkata, India dressed as Shiva receives baksheesk (donations) at a staging area for pilgrims going to the Gangasagar Mela on Sagar Island south of Kolkata.
Pilgrims crowd a train heading south from Sealdah station in Kolkata, India to Kakdwip station near Sagar Island, for the Gangasagar Mela.
A Naga Sadhu (holy man) smokes a pipe and meditates at a staging area in Kolkata, India for pilgrims going to the Gangasagar Mela on Sagar Island south of Kolkata.
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.
Brothers in a slum area in Ward 66, Muchipara, Kolkata, India. Many people in the community make sandals.
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.
Pilgrims wait at Babughat in Kolkata, India en route to the Gangasagar Mela, a Hindu pilgrimage to Sagar Island in the Bay of Bengal.
Pilgrims ride a train from Kolkata to Sagar Island, India for the Gangasagar Mela, a Hindu pilgrimage that attracts a million people.
A worker wearing a t-shirt reading "God Hate War" collects garbage in a cart in Esplanade, Kolkata, India.
Hindu pilgrims stop at Babughat in Kolkata to rest and eat en route to the Gangasagar Mela on Sagar Island, India.
A boy dribbles a soccer ball on a dusty, polluted road in Dhapa, Kolkata, India. Dhapa is the site of Kolkata's largest landfill, and numerous recycling and incineration operations.
Unidentified large-leaved plant (sp.)(Elephant ear?) along a canal in the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
A group of men practice yoga on a December morning on the Maidan, a large park in the center of Kolkata, India.
Workers sell Santa hats in South City Mall, Kolkata, India. South City is the largest mall in East India. Christmas is celebrated enthusiastically in Kolkata.
A litter of stray puppies on the Maidan (a large park in central Kolkata), near Victoria Memorial, Kolkata, India.
A boy from a shelter at Sealdah Station, Kolkata, India plays near the tracks. Sealdah is one of the largest train stations in Calcutta.
An idyllic, pastoral scene with a large tree, fishing hut, and boat on a foggy morning, East Kolkata wetlands near Chingrihata, Kolkata, India.
A man fogs (sprays) for mosquitos at the Kolkata International Trade Fair, at Science City, Kolkata, India.
Pilgrims crowd the Sealdah Railway Station platform to travel to Sagar Island, India for the Gangasagar Mela, a Hindu pilgrimage that attracts a million people.
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 plucky girl in the Fakir Bagan neigborhood of Howrah, India, in an area served by the NGO Calcutta Kids (calcuttakids.org)
Piles of asphalt waiting to be melted down and recycled at a small facility near the Dhapa landfill, East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
Piles of recycling along a creek in Dhapa, Kolkata, India. Dhapa is the site of Kolkata's main landfill, and a large number of small recycling operations.
Air pollution over the tallest buildings in Kolkata, India - the 35-story apartments near South City Mall.
Brother and sister at a school in Varanasi, India operated by Dutch NGO Duniya (duniya.org). Taken in 2013.
Fishermen unload the morning's catch at a small dock in the town of Chingrihata, East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
A man loads cauliflower onto a cart near Bantala in the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India. In the background is an incinerator burning scrap leather. In the front are piles of scrap leather.
Women walk over pieces of plastic spread out to dry on tarps along a roadside, at a small recycling operation near the Town of Bantala, Kolkata, India.
An outdoor laundry ("Dhobi ghat") at a small lake near a power station, near Science City, Kolkata, India.
Air pollution from smelters and fires near Dhapa, Kolkata, India. Dhapa is also the site of Kolkata's largest landfill.
Air pollution from smelters and fires near Dhapa, Kolkata, India. Dhapa is also the site of Kolkata's largest landfill.
A pilgrim sits next to a painting of Jesus at a staging area in Kolkata, India for pilgrims going to the Gangasagar Mela on Sagar Island south of Kolkata.
An inseparable stray dog and cat in the Lake Gardens neighborhood of Kolkata, India. The two spend every day and night together.
A woman collecting scrap for recycling stands on top of the Dhapa landfill, Kolkata, India. Dhapa is the main landfill for Kolkata's 13 million people.
Child In Need Institute (CINI, cinindia.org) Right to Play event, Dec. 20, 2012, Rani Rashmani Rd. in Esplanade, Kolkata, India
Leather worker in a slum area in Ward 65, Chamrapatti, Kolkata, India. Leather tanning for handbags and purses is the main activity in the community.
Two girls in a slum area in Ward 66, Muchipara, Kolkata, India. Many people in the community make sandals.
View of Salt Lake City, a planned satellite city in northeast Kolkata, India, from the East Kolkata Wetlands.
Piles of assorted recycling along a creek in Dhapa, Kolkata, India. Dhapa is the site of Kolkata's main landfill, and a large number of small recycling operations.
Girls receive karate lessons at the CINI (cinindia.org) girls shelter at Amader Bari, Kolkata, India.
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.
