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Scrap metal is burned at a taxi cab repair facility near Ballygunge, Kolkata, India. Such fires contribute to the terrible air pollution in Kolkata.
Children eat in a group in a slum area in Taratala, Kolkata, India, in an area served by PATH Welfare Society. Malnutrition is epidemic in India.
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.
Bananas and coconuts for sale at a market in Shyambazar, Kolkata, India, during the Durga Puja festival. Bananas and coconuts are important elements in Durga Puja religious rituals.
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.
Children eat in a group in a slum area in Taratala, Kolkata, India, in an area served by PATH Welfare Society. Malnutrition is epidemic in India.
Cricket players arrive by motorcycle to their field on a misty morning on the Maidan, a large park in central Kolkata, India.
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.
Scrap metal is burned at a taxi cab repair facility near Ballygunge, Kolkata, India. Such fires contribute to the terrible air pollution in Kolkata.
A backlit Bollywood poster on a street full of yet-to-open market stalls, Newmarket, Kolkata, India.
Marigold garlands for sale at the Howrah Flower Market, Kolkata, India. They will be used at weddings, in religious ceremonies, and at shops and in homes.
Chickens await slaughter in a large handmade basket with macrame rope webbing, Newmarket, Kolkata, India.
A boy sleeps on a bench early morning in the slaughterhouse, Newmarket, Kolkata, India. He likely works slaughtering chickens.
A stray dog in Kumartoli (Potter's Town), Kolkata, India sits on a straw pile among clay idols being made for the Durga Puja festival.
An emaciated man walking in Newmarket Kolkata, India. Although malnutrition is widespread in India, it's uncommon to see someone this emaciated in public.
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.
Howrah Station is a massive train station (and revered architectural work) in Howrah, across the Hooghly River from Kolkata, India.
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.
Workers unload trucks full of heavy baskets at the Kole wholesale vegetable market, Bowbazar, Kolkata, India. Kole is one of the largest veg markets in India.
Portrait of a family in a slum area in Taratala, Kolkata, India, in an area served by PATH Welfare Society. If Westerners think that "slum" means filthy houses, that couldn't be more wrong. Most dwellings in slum areas are immaculate. It's not hard to keep a tiny space clean.
Taxis at Howrah Station, the largest railway station in Kolkata, India. It's located across the Hooghly River in Howrah, sister city to Kolkata.
Scrap metal is burned at a taxi cab repair facility near Ballygunge, Kolkata, India. Such fires contribute to the terrible air pollution in Kolkata.
Tins containing oils and other food products are loaded on Strand Rd, a busy distribution center in Kokata, India.
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 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.
Workers unload trucks full of heavy baskets at the Kole wholesale vegetable market, Bowbazar, Kolkata, India. Kole is one of the largest veg markets in India.
Homeless persons sleep in a pandal (temporary temple of sorts) left over from the Durga Puja festival, Newmarket, Kolkata, India.
A stray dog in Kumartoli (Potter's Town) sits in front of clay idols being made for the Kali Puja festival, Kolkata, India.
Perfect still life painting of a worker at a gas station in Kumartoli, Kolkata, India. Kolkata is amazing for these kinds of scenes.
A woman selling balls of mud from the Hooghly River sleeps near Sovabazar Ghat, Kolkata, India. Sleeping in public is very common in Kolkata.
Sculptors in Kumartoli, Kolkata, India, create spectacular idols for the Durga Puja festival. They use a straw form covered with clay from the nearby Hooghly River.
Children eat in a group in a slum area in Taratala, Kolkata, India, in an area served by PATH Welfare Society. Malnutrition is epidemic in India.
Scrap metal is burned at a taxi cab repair facility near Ballygunge, Kolkata, India. Such fires contribute to the terrible air pollution in Kolkata.
Cricket players walk to their field on a misty morning on the Maidan, a large park in central Kolkata, India.
Night view of 35-story apartment buildings near South City Mall in Lake Gardens, Kolkata, India. The buildings are the tallest in Kolkata.
Workers prepare flower arrangements at the Howrah Flower Market, Kolkata, India, reputed to be the largest flower market in Asia.
Painted ceramic heads of an unidentified figure at a workshop in Kumartoli (Potter's Town), Kolkata, India.
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 man loads water from a small lake onto a bicycle cart in the Maidan (a large park) in Kolkata, India.
Flower arrangements for sale at the Howrah Flower Market, Kolkata, India, reputed to be the largest flower market in Asia.
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 boy sleeps on a bench early morning in the slaughterhouse, Newmarket, Kolkata, India. He likely works slaughtering chickens.
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 trucks slowly passes through the crowded main avenue of the Howrah Flower Market in Kolkata, India, reputed to be the largest flower market in Asia.
An elaborate pandal (temporary temple of sorts) to the Goddess Kali, during Kali Puja in Kalighat, Kolkata, India.
A family in their modest home in the Fakir Bagan area of Howrah, sister city to Kolkata, India. Many homes in Kolkata are only about 100 square feet.
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.
