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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 (calc...
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)
Scrap metal recycling being burned near Bantala, Kolkata, India.
Scrap metal recycling being burned near Bantala, 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.
Foamy, dirty water in an unnamed creek near Bantala and Dhapa, Kolkata, India. The area is home to the main landfill for Kolk...
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 W...
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.
Fishermen haul in nets in the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
Fishermen haul in nets in the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
A family picks flowers in Dhapa, Kolkata, India. Behind them is the Dhapa Dumping Ground, the primary landfill for Kolkata's ...
A family picks flowers in Dhapa, Kolkata, India. Behind them is the Dhapa Dumping Ground, the primary landfill for Kolkata's 13 million people.
A poster discouraging violence against woman hangs on a wall in Sovabazar, Kolkata, India.
A poster discouraging violence against woman hangs on a wall in Sovabazar, Kolkata, India.
Scrap metal recycling being burned near Bantala, Kolkata, India.
Scrap metal recycling being burned near Bantala, Kolkata, India.
Unidentified large-leaved plant (sp.)(Elephant ear?) along a canal in the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
Unidentified large-leaved plant (sp.)(Elephant ear?) along a canal in the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
A man sells chai tea to people on the Maidan (central park), Kolkata, India.
A man sells chai tea to people on the Maidan (central park), Kolkata, India.
Boy at the Child In Need Institute (CINI, cinindia.org) drop-in shelter at Sealdah Railway Station, 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 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.
Handprints on a wall in a depressed industrial area near Science City, Kolkata, India.
Handprints on a wall in a depressed industrial area near Science City, Kolkata, India.
A mother plays with her baby at a clinic operated by Child in Need Institute (CINI, cinindia.org) in Pailan, Kolkata, India
A mother plays with her baby at a clinic operated by Child in Need Institute (CINI, cinindia.org) in Pailan, Kolkata, India
South City Mall in Kolkata, India during Christmas. South City is the largest mall in East India.
South City Mall in Kolkata, India during Christmas. South City is the largest mall in East India.
A slum area in Ward 65, Chamrapatti, Kolkata, India. Leather tanning for handbags and purses is the main activity in the comm...
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.
A puppy atop a sand pile at a construction site in Lake Gardens, Kolkata, India.
A puppy atop a sand pile at a construction site in Lake Gardens, Kolkata, India.
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.
Pilgrims crowd a train heading south from Sealdah station in Kolkata, India to Kakdwip station near Sagar Island, for the Gan...
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 Kolk...
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.
Children walk through a facility that burns scrap leather, near Bantala, East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
The East Kolkata Wetlands and Salt Lake City, Kolkata, India.
The East Kolkata Wetlands and Salt Lake City, Kolkata, India.
Ducks at a small lake in the town of Chingrihata, East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
Ducks at a small lake in the town of Chingrihata, East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
A fisherman at work in the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
A fisherman at work in the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
Two stray dogs fight on a remote footpath, East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
Two stray dogs fight on a remote footpath, 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.
Egrets (sp.) in wetlands near the rural town of Bantala, East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
Egrets (sp.) in wetlands near the rural town of Bantala, East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
A boy in Kolkata, India dressed as Shiva receives baksheesk (donations) at a staging area for pilgrims going to the Gangasaga...
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 Gan...
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 ...
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 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.
Brothers in a slum area in Ward 66, Muchipara, Kolkata, India. Many people in the community make sandals.
Brothers in a slum area in Ward 66, Muchipara, Kolkata, India. Many people in the community make sandals.
Fishermen gather fish from an area of hyacinth in the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
Fishermen gather fish from an area of hyacinth in the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
Surreal scene on a foggy morning along a canal in the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
Surreal scene on a foggy morning along a canal in the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
Rice paddies south of Kolkata, India in an area called South 24 Parganas.
Rice paddies south of Kolkata, India in an area called South 24 Parganas.
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.
The East Kolkata Wetlands and Salt Lake City, Kolkata, India.
The East Kolkata Wetlands and Salt Lake City, Kolkata, India.
A fisherman relaxes in his boat on the Hooghyl River, Kolkata, India.
A fisherman relaxes in his boat on the Hooghyl River, Kolkata, India.
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.
Sign for McDonalds McDelivery with a 666 contact number, near Newmarket, Kolkata, India.
Sign for McDonalds McDelivery with a 666 contact number, near Newmarket, Kolkata, India.
Parched and cracked soil in the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
Parched and cracked soil in the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
Photographs of the CINI (cinindia.org) girls shelter at Amader Bari, Kolkata, India.
Photographs of the CINI (cinindia.org) girls shelter at Amader Bari, Kolkata, India.
Tree reflecting in the East Kolkata Wetlands near Chingrihata, Kolkata, India.
Tree reflecting in the East Kolkata Wetlands near Chingrihata, Kolkata, India.
Pilgrims wait at Babughat in Kolkata, India en route to the Gangasagar Mela, a Hindu pilgrimage to Sagar Island in the Bay of...
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...
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.
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.
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 landf...
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.
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.
A group of men practice yoga on a December morning on the Maidan, a large park in the center of Kolkata, India.
Man on a train near the Lake Gardens Railway Station, Kolkata, India.
Man on a train near the Lake Gardens Railway Station, Kolkata, India.
Workers sell Santa hats in South City Mall, Kolkata, India. South City is the largest mall in East India. Christmas is celebr...
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 litter of stray puppies on the Maidan (a large park in central Kolkata), near Victoria Memorial, Kolkata, India.
Black Ambassador car at night in Newmarket, Kolkata, India.
Black Ambassador car at night in Newmarket, Kolkata, India.
A boy from a shelter at Sealdah Station, Kolkata, India plays near the tracks. Sealdah is one of the largest train stations i...
A boy from a shelter at Sealdah Station, Kolkata, India plays near the tracks. Sealdah is one of the largest train stations in Calcutta.
Hare Krishnas sell books among Christmas lights at Newmarket, Kokata, India.
Hare Krishnas sell books among Christmas lights at Newmarket, Kokata, India.
Children in Sovabazar, Kolkata, India cheer around a fire.
Children in Sovabazar, Kolkata, India cheer around a fire.
An idyllic, pastoral scene with a large tree, fishing hut, and boat on a foggy morning, East Kolkata wetlands near Chingrihat...
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.
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 pilgrim...
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.
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 (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)
Piles of asphalt waiting to be melted down and recycled at a small facility near the Dhapa landfill, East Kolkata Wetlands, K...
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 o...
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.
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.
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.
Fishermen unload the morning's catch at a small dock in the town of Chingrihata, East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
The Dhapa landfill, Kolkata, India. The main garbage dump for Kolkata.
The Dhapa landfill, Kolkata, India. The main garbage dump for Kolkata.
A man loads cauliflower onto a cart near Bantala in the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India. In the background is an incine...
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.
Idol of Tara Maa in a pandal during Tara Maa Puja, Lake Gardens, Kolkata, India.
Idol of Tara Maa in a pandal during Tara Maa Puja, Lake Gardens, Kolkata, India.
Girlfriends at a shelter in Amader Bari, Kolkata, India
Girlfriends at a shelter in Amader Bari, Kolkata, India
Women walk over pieces of plastic spread out to dry on tarps along a roadside, at a small recycling operation near the Town o...
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.
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.
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 S...
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 NGO worker sits on parched and deeply cracked land in the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
An NGO worker sits on parched and deeply cracked land in the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
An inseparable stray dog and cat in the Lake Gardens neighborhood of Kolkata, India. The two spend every day and night together.
An inseparable stray dog and cat in the Lake Gardens neighborhood of Kolkata, India. The two spend every day and night together.
Portrait of a boy and his father in Howrah, India
Portrait of a boy and his father in Howrah, India
Fishermen haul in nets in the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
Fishermen haul in nets in the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
A woman collecting scrap for recycling stands on top of the Dhapa landfill, Kolkata, India. Dhapa is the main landfill for Ko...
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
Child In Need Institute (CINI, cinindia.org) Right to Play event, Dec. 20, 2012, Rani Rashmani Rd. in Esplanade, Kolkata, India
Idol and flowers at Babughat, Kolkata, India.
Idol and flowers at Babughat, Kolkata, India.
A fishing hut on stilts near Chingrihata, in the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
A fishing hut on stilts near Chingrihata, in the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
Leather worker in a slum area in Ward 65, Chamrapatti, Kolkata, India. Leather tanning for handbags and purses is the main ac...
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.
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.
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...
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.
Girls receive karate lessons at the CINI (cinindia.org) girls shelter at Amader Bari, Kolkata, India.
A rustic small cottage on a misty morning in the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
A rustic small cottage on a misty morning in the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
Krishna devotees eat dinner in a house in Chingrihata, Kolkata, India.
Krishna devotees eat dinner in a house in Chingrihata, 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 fisherman collects fish in a basket in the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
A fisherman collects fish in a basket in the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
Rooftop view of apartments in the Fakir Bagan area of Howrah, India, sister city to Kolkata.
Rooftop view of apartments in the Fakir Bagan area of Howrah, India, sister city to Kolkata.
Colorful sunset reflecting in wetlands fringed by hyacinth, East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
Colorful sunset reflecting in wetlands fringed by hyacinth, East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
A poster discouraging violence against woman hangs on a wall in Sovabazar, Kolkata, India.
A poster discouraging violence against woman hangs on a wall in Sovabazar, Kolkata, India.
A man in Howrah, India, sister city to Kolkata, after having his eyes washed.
A man in Howrah, India, sister city to Kolkata, after having his eyes washed.
A boy leans out of a train near the Remount Railway Station, Kolkata, India.
A boy leans out of a train near the Remount Railway Station, Kolkata, India.
A woman and her daughter work outside the Dhapa dumping ground, the main landfill for Kolkata, India.
A woman and her daughter work outside the Dhapa dumping ground, the main landfill for Kolkata, India.
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