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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
A homeless family panhandles underneath an ad for toy cap guns for the Diwali festival, Shyambazar, 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.
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 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.
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.
View of a Lakshmi idol being transported to Babughat by truck for immersion during Lakshmi Puja. Kolkata, India. Taken from inside a taxi
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.
An elderly woman offers prayers to a meager idol during the Lakshmi Puja festival immersion on the Hooghly River at Babughat, Kolkata, India.
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.