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A baby nurses an adult water buffalo that went beserk in its owners truck and severed both of its horns, Kharekhari village, ...
A baby nurses an adult water buffalo that went beserk in its owners truck and severed both of its horns, Kharekhari village, Rajasthan, India. The animal is too dangerous for anyone to attempt to help it in this state.
Sheep drink at a muddy pond near Kharekhari village, Rajasthan, India
Sheep drink at a muddy pond near Kharekhari village, Rajasthan, India
Lone tree and small muddy pond in the desert, Kharekhari village, Rajasthan, India
Lone tree and small muddy pond in the desert, Kharekhari village, Rajasthan, India
Still life of a copper pot, Bedhnath temple area, Rajasthan, India
Still life of a copper pot, Bedhnath temple area, Rajasthan, India
Metal drinking water pots and cups, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Metal drinking water pots and cups, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Decomposing water buffalo, Ajaysar village, Rajasthan, India
Decomposing water buffalo, Ajaysar village, Rajasthan, India
Metal drinking water cups on a farm, Surajkund village, Rajasthan, India
Metal drinking water cups on a farm, Surajkund village, Rajasthan, India
Sheep drink at a muddy pond near Kharekhari village, Rajasthan, India
Sheep drink at a muddy pond near Kharekhari village, Rajasthan, India
Clay water pot against a blue wall, Nedaliya village, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Clay water pot against a blue wall, Nedaliya village, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Children pump water near a school in Kharekhari village, Rajasthan, India
Children pump water near a school in Kharekhari village, Rajasthan, India
A boy carries a metal water pot on his head, Kharekhari village, Rajasthan, India
A boy carries a metal water pot on his head, Kharekhari village, Rajasthan, India
A man washes a huge metal pan used to mix dough during a Hindu festival, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
A man washes a huge metal pan used to mix dough during a Hindu festival, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Sheep graze near a decomposing water buffalo, Ajaysar village, Rajasthan, India
Sheep graze near a decomposing water buffalo, Ajaysar village, Rajasthan, India
Women bathe in the Ganges River. Their feet are yellow because they've been covered in Turmeric to prevent infection from the...
Women bathe in the Ganges River. Their feet are yellow because they've been covered in Turmeric to prevent infection from the heavily polluted water in the Ganges, Tulsi Ghat, Varanasi, India.
Boys herding goats make chai tea by filling a plastic water bottle with water from a creek, milk from their goat, and tea fro...
Boys herding goats make chai tea by filling a plastic water bottle with water from a creek, milk from their goat, and tea from their pocket, then boling it over a fire. Bedhnath temple area, Rajasthan, India.
A group of women pilgrims in saris at the 2013 Kumbh Mela, Allahabad, India.
A group of women pilgrims in saris at the 2013 Kumbh Mela, Allahabad, India.
Children play in putrid water at the 2013 Kumbh Mela, Allahabad, India.
Children play in putrid water at the 2013 Kumbh Mela, Allahabad, India.
A farmer washes his water buffalo in the Ganges River near Jain Ghat, Varanasi, India.
A farmer washes his water buffalo in the Ganges River near Jain Ghat, Varanasi, India.
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.
Songbirds (sp.) in a row on a wire on a pump in the Ganges River, Varanasi, India.
Songbirds (sp.) in a row on a wire on a pump in the Ganges River, Varanasi, India.
Fishermen beat the water with sticks to scare up the fish, East Kolkata Wetlands, India.
Fishermen beat the water with sticks to scare up the fish, East Kolkata Wetlands, India.
A mother gives her boy a drink at a clinic operated by Calcutta Kids (calcuttakids.org) in Howrah, India
A mother gives her boy a drink at a clinic operated by Calcutta Kids (calcuttakids.org) in Howrah, India
A farmer washes his water buffalo in the Ganges River near Jain Ghat, Varanasi, India.
A farmer washes his water buffalo in the Ganges River near Jain Ghat, Varanasi, India.
Huts and buildings reflecting in a pond in 24 South Parganas, south of Kolkata, India.
Huts and buildings reflecting in a pond in 24 South Parganas, south of Kolkata, India.
Water buffalo in the Ganges River, Varanasi, India.
Water buffalo in the Ganges River, Varanasi, India.
Rickshaw and water buffalo, Varanasi, India.
Rickshaw and water buffalo, Varanasi, India.
Water buffalo in the Ganges River, Varanasi, India.
Water buffalo in the Ganges River, Varanasi, India.
Tents are reflected into a pond at night at the Gangsagar Mela, Sagar Island, India.
Tents are reflected into a pond at night at the Gangsagar Mela, Sagar Island, India.
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 boy washes water buffalo in the Ganges River, Varanasi, India.
A boy washes water buffalo in the Ganges River, Varanasi, India.
A table with apples used in prayer rituals sits in the waters of the Bay of Bangal on the beach at the Gangasagar Mela, Sagar...
A table with apples used in prayer rituals sits in the waters of the Bay of Bangal on the beach at the Gangasagar Mela, Sagar Island, India.
A farmer washes his water buffalo in the Ganges River near Jain Ghat, Varanasi, India.
A farmer washes his water buffalo in the Ganges River near Jain Ghat, Varanasi, India.
A man washes water buffalo in the Ganges River, Varanasi, India.
A man washes water buffalo in the Ganges River, Varanasi, India.
Tents are reflected into a pond at night at the Gangsagar Mela, Sagar Island, India.
Tents are reflected into a pond at night at the Gangsagar Mela, Sagar Island, India.
A farmer washes his water buffalo in the Ganges River near Jain Ghat, Varanasi, India.
A farmer washes his water buffalo in the Ganges River near Jain Ghat, Varanasi, India.
Silvery waters of the Ganges River, Varanasi, India.
Silvery waters of the Ganges River, Varanasi, India.
Animal dung (cow or water buffalo) patties dry on the ghats of Varanasi, India. They will be used for fuel for cooking and wa...
Animal dung (cow or water buffalo) patties dry on the ghats of Varanasi, India. They will be used for fuel for cooking and warmth.
Animal dung (cow or water buffalo) patties dry on the ghats of Varanasi, India. They will be used for fuel for cooking and wa...
Animal dung (cow or water buffalo) patties dry on the ghats of Varanasi, India. They will be used for fuel for cooking and warmth.
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 on a country road alongside a large water buffalo in the rural village of Kharekhari, Rajasthan, India
Children walk on a country road alongside a large water buffalo in the rural village of Kharekhari, Rajasthan, India
Metal vessels for drinking water, Varanasi, India.
Metal vessels for drinking water, Varanasi, India.
Curved horns of a water buffalo above the Ganges River, Varanasi, India.
Curved horns of a water buffalo above the Ganges River, Varanasi, India.
A man washes water buffalo in the Ganges River, Varanasi, India.
A man washes water buffalo in the Ganges River, Varanasi, India.
Huts and buildings reflecting in a pond in 24 South Parganas, south of Kolkata, India.
Huts and buildings reflecting in a pond in 24 South Parganas, south of Kolkata, India.
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.
Foul water in a slum area near Khidirpur, Kolkata, India.
Foul water in a slum area near Khidirpur, Kolkata, India.
A boy washes water buffalo in the Ganges River, Varanasi, India.
A boy washes water buffalo in the Ganges River, Varanasi, India.
Tents are reflected into a pond at night at the Gangsagar Mela, Sagar Island, India.
Tents are reflected into a pond at night at the Gangsagar Mela, Sagar Island, India.
A decaying brick wall in water, in a construction area in the East Kolkata Wetlands near Dhapa, Kolkata, India.
A decaying brick wall in water, in a construction area in the East Kolkata Wetlands near Dhapa, Kolkata, India.
A boy washes water buffalo in the Ganges River, Varanasi, India.
A boy washes water buffalo in the Ganges River, Varanasi, India.
A man carries plastic for recycling through the street near Newmarket, Kolkata, India.
A man carries plastic for recycling through the street near Newmarket, Kolkata, India.
A man washes water buffalo in the Ganges River, Varanasi, India.
A man washes water buffalo in the Ganges River, Varanasi, India.
With invasive water hyacinth in the foreground, fishermen gather around a fire on a cold winter morning, in the town of Ching...
With invasive water hyacinth in the foreground, fishermen gather around a fire on a cold winter morning, in the town of Chingrihata, East Kolkata Wetlands, 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.
Water Buffalo on the banks of the Ganges River near Assi Ghat, Varanasi, India.
Water Buffalo on the banks of the Ganges River near Assi Ghat, Varanasi, India.
Animal dung (cow or water buffalo) patties dry on the ghats of Varanasi, India. They will be used for fuel for cooking and wa...
Animal dung (cow or water buffalo) patties dry on the ghats of Varanasi, India. They will be used for fuel for cooking and warmth.
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.
A man washes water buffalo in the Ganges River, Varanasi, India.
A man washes water buffalo in the Ganges River, Varanasi, India.
A farmer washes his water buffalo in the Ganges River near Jain Ghat, Varanasi, India.
A farmer washes his water buffalo in the Ganges River near Jain Ghat, Varanasi, India.
A woman works in dirty water on the Ganges River, Varanasi, India.
A woman works in dirty water on the Ganges River, Varanasi, India.
A farmer washes his water buffalo in the Ganges River near Jain Ghat, Varanasi, India.
A farmer washes his water buffalo in the Ganges River near Jain Ghat, Varanasi, India.
Water buffalo in the Ganges River, Varanasi, India.
Water buffalo in the Ganges River, Varanasi, India.
A farmer washes his water buffalo in the Ganges River near Jain Ghat, Varanasi, India.
A farmer washes his water buffalo in the Ganges River near Jain Ghat, Varanasi, India.
A boy washes water buffalo in the Ganges River, Varanasi, India.
A boy washes water buffalo in the Ganges River, Varanasi, India.
A man bathes in foul water in the Ganges River near Scindhia Ghat, Varanasi, India. Trash is routinely dumped in the river.
A man bathes in foul water in the Ganges River near Scindhia Ghat, Varanasi, India. Trash is routinely dumped in the river.
Water buffalo in the Ganges River, Varanasi, India.
Water buffalo in the Ganges River, Varanasi, India.
Fisherman on open water on a foggy winter morning in the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India. Direct from the camera. No po...
Fisherman on open water on a foggy winter morning in the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India. Direct from the camera. No post-processing.
Fisherman on open water on a foggy winter morning in the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
Fisherman on open water on a foggy winter morning in the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
A man washes water buffalo in the Ganges River, Varanasi, India.
A man washes water buffalo in the Ganges River, Varanasi, India.
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 decaying brick wall in water, in a construction area in the East Kolkata Wetlands near Dhapa, Kolkata, India.
A decaying brick wall in water, in a construction area in the East Kolkata Wetlands near Dhapa, Kolkata, India.
A woman tends to a stall selling clay pots at the Pushkar Camel Mela, Pushkar, India.
A woman tends to a stall selling clay pots at the Pushkar Camel Mela, Pushkar, India.
A girl carries metal pots full of water on her head at the Pushkar Camel Mela, Pushkar, India.
A girl carries metal pots full of water on her head at the Pushkar Camel Mela, Pushkar, India.
A girl helps her mother wash her hands at a water spigot in the desert, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India.
A girl helps her mother wash her hands at a water spigot in the desert, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India.
A metal water vessel sits in desert sand next to a campfire at the Pushkar Camel Mela, Pushkar, India.
A metal water vessel sits in desert sand next to a campfire at the Pushkar Camel Mela, Pushkar, India.
A girl helps her mother wash her hands at a water spigot in the desert, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India.
A girl helps her mother wash her hands at a water spigot in the desert, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India.
A woman tends to a stall selling clay pots at the Pushkar Camel Mela, Pushkar, India.
A woman tends to a stall selling clay pots at the Pushkar Camel Mela, Pushkar, India.
Men bathe at a public water spigot in Shyambazar, Kolkata, India
Men bathe at a public water spigot in Shyambazar, Kolkata, India
A girls carries water in a metal bucket in Newmarket, Kolkata, India.
A girls carries water in a metal bucket in Newmarket, Kolkata, India.
Balls of mud from the Hooghly River for sale, Sovabazar, Kolkata, India.
Balls of mud from the Hooghly River for sale, Sovabazar, Kolkata, India.
A man loads water from a small lake onto a bicycle cart in the Maidan (a large park) in Kolkata, India.
A man loads water from a small lake onto a bicycle cart in the Maidan (a large park) in Kolkata, India.
A man loads water from a small lake onto a bicycle cart in the Maidan (a large park) in Kolkata, India.
A man loads water from a small lake onto a bicycle cart in the Maidan (a large park) in Kolkata, India.
Men bathe at a public spigot on a street in Newmarket, Kolkata, India. For a visitor to India such practices - commonplace an...
Men bathe at a public spigot on a street in Newmarket, Kolkata, India. For a visitor to India such practices - commonplace and completely ordinary in India - represent a clear cultural difference.
A girl fills a water bucket in a "slum" area in Taratala, Kolkata, India
A girl fills a water bucket in a "slum" area in Taratala, Kolkata, India
A girl carries buckets of water in a slum area in Taratala, Kolkata, India
A girl carries buckets of water in a slum area in Taratala, Kolkata, India
Children at a water pump in the Fakir Bagan area of Howrah, India
Children at a water pump in the Fakir Bagan area of Howrah, India
Foul water in the Dharavi slum, Mumbai, India. Sewage and chemicals are discharged into the water.
Foul water in the Dharavi slum, Mumbai, India. Sewage and chemicals are discharged into the water.
A fouled waterway in the Dharavi slum, Mumbai, India.
A fouled waterway in the Dharavi slum, Mumbai, India.
Residents sit on large water pipes  near the Bandra Railway Station, Mumbai, India.
Residents sit on large water pipes near the Bandra Railway Station, Mumbai, India.
Sewage pipes in a slum area of Mahim, Mumbai, India.
Sewage pipes in a slum area of Mahim, Mumbai, India.
A man fills up bottles of water with unfiltered tap water to sell, in Dharavi, by most account the most crowded square mile o...
A man fills up bottles of water with unfiltered tap water to sell, in Dharavi, by most account the most crowded square mile on Earth, with about a million people. Water is rationed by the government of Mumbai and is subject to random restrictions and the performance of monsoon rains.
A man takes a bucket shower on a sidewalk in the Dharavi slum, Mumbai, India.
A man takes a bucket shower on a sidewalk in the Dharavi slum, Mumbai, India.
A man drinks water from a public tap at a shop in Crawford Market, Mumbai, India.
A man drinks water from a public tap at a shop in Crawford Market, Mumbai, India.
Typical water quality in the Dharavi slum in Mumbai, likely the most crowded square mile on Earth with about a million people...
Typical water quality in the Dharavi slum in Mumbai, likely the most crowded square mile on Earth with about a million people. Some of the public canals are used as a latrine, and a dense concentration of small factories discharge chemicals into the water.
Water pipes near the Dharavi slum, Mumbai, India.
Water pipes near the Dharavi slum, Mumbai, India.
Water dances on colored lights at a public fountain at Princep Ghat along the Hooghly River, Kolkata, India.
Water dances on colored lights at a public fountain at Princep Ghat along the Hooghly River, Kolkata, India.
Mumbai, India is a concrete jungle, set amidst steamy tropical forest and mangroves, tiny remnants of which can be seen even ...
Mumbai, India is a concrete jungle, set amidst steamy tropical forest and mangroves, tiny remnants of which can be seen even in the heart of downtown, like this scene at a squatter's camp near Dharavi slums.
Foul water in the Dharavi slum, Mumbai, India. Toilets open directly to the canals in some parts of Dharavi.
Foul water in the Dharavi slum, Mumbai, India. Toilets open directly to the canals in some parts of Dharavi.
A metal tank reading "Water Tank Hand Cart"on Chowpatty Beach, Mumbai, India.
A metal tank reading "Water Tank Hand Cart"on Chowpatty Beach, Mumbai, India.
Hindu families perform rituals at Armenian Ghat on the Hooghly River at the beginning of the Durga Puja Festival, Kolkata, In...
Hindu families perform rituals at Armenian Ghat on the Hooghly River at the beginning of the Durga Puja Festival, Kolkata, India.
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