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Families bring idols of the Hindu goddess Lakshmi to Babughat in Kolkata, India, to immerse them in the Hooghly River. Lakshmi Puja, as it's called, is celebrated after Durga Puja, the biggest festival in Kolkata.
Families bring idols of the Hindu goddess Lakshmi to Babughat in Kolkata, India, to immerse them in the Hooghly River. Lakshmi Puja, as it's called, is celebrated after Durga Puja, the biggest festival in Kolkata.
Elaborate LED displays delight crowds visiting pandals during the Durga Puja festival in Gariahat, Kolkata, India.
A family prays to a Ganesh idol on Chowpatty Beach in Mumbai, India, during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival.
Colored lights warm up a neigborhood in Lake Gardens, Kolkata, India, during the epic Durga Puja festival.
Families immerse idols of Ganesh into the Arabian Sea at night during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Mumbai, India.
Smoke pours from a shop in Lake Gardens, Kolkata, India. Air pollution in Kolkata is critically poor.
A family from Mumbai, India performs puja (prayer) to Ganesh on Chowpatty Beach, during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival.
Men who have either passed out drunk or are sleeping after a hard day's work at a construction site, or borh. On the street in Bandra East, Mumbai, India.
A large golden chandelier in a pandal (temporary temple of sorts) during the Durga Puja festival, Gariahat, Kolkata, India. At the bottom is the idol of the Goddess Durga.
Interior of a large and elaborate pandal (temporary temple of sorts) to the Goddess Durga during the Durga Puja festival, Gariahat, Kolkata, India. There are 2,500 pandals in Kolkata during the epic festival. In 2012 this was the winning pandal.
Families immerse idols of Ganesh into the Arabian Sea at Chowpatty Beach at night during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Mumbai, India.
Families pray at night in the Arabian Sea at Chowpatty Beach during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Mumbai, India.
A family from Lalbaug, Mumbai, India performs puja (prayer) to Ganesh on Chowpatty Beach, during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival.
Families immerse idols of Ganesh into the Arabian Sea at Chowpatty Beach at night during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Mumbai, India.
Ganesh idol in a pandal designed like a tropical cave, in the Shekwalhi neghborhood of Mumbai, India.
Ganesh idol in a pandal designed like a tropical cave, in the Shekwalhi neghborhood of Mumbai, India.
A man blows a conch shell at a market in Kalighat, Kolkata, India. The shells are used in various Hindu religious rituals.
A family prays to a Ganesh idol on Chowpatty Beach in Mumbai, India, during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival.
A family from Mumbai, India performs puja (prayer) to Ganesh on Chowpatty Beach, during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival.
A family from Mumbai, India performs puja (prayer) to Ganesh on Chowpatty Beach, during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival.
Body parts from idols wash up on Chowpatty Beach in Mumbai, India after the Ganesh Chaturthi festival. Hundreds of idols are immersed in the Arabian Sea at Chowpatty Beach.
Families gather to immerse idols of Ganesh into the Arabian Sea at Chowpatty Beach during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Mumbai, India.
Water dances on colored lights at a public fountain at Princep Ghat along the Hooghly River, Kolkata, India.
Nighttime view of Lakshmi idols being immersed in the Hooghly Rver - and then immediately taken out to avoid pollution - during Lakshmi Puja, Kolkata, India.
Swimmers in Back Bay in the Araban Sea at night, with Malabar Hill in the background. Mumbai, India.
A large Ganesh idol in a pandal in Shekwalhi, Mumbai, India. Taken during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival.
Colored lights warm up a neigborhood in Lake Gardens, Kolkata, India, during the epic Durga Puja festival.
Nighttime view of weathered apartment buildings near Bandra Railway Station, Mumbai, India. Taken from the elevated Bandra Skywalk.
Interior of a large and elaborate pandal (temporary temple of sorts) to the Goddess Durga during the Durga Puja festival, Gariahat, Kolkata, India. There are 2,500 pandals in Kolkata during the epic festival. In 2012 this was the winning pandal.
A family from Mumbai, India performs puja (prayer) to Ganesh on Chowpatty Beach, during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival.