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A man naps while the monkey he keeps to perform for money holds his hand and grooms his hair, at Sovabazar Ghat along the Hooghly River, Kolkata, India.
A man sleeps in a bunk in a small factory where he breaks up pieces of coal, near Metiabruz, Kolkata, India.
Clay Durga Puja idols dry along the railway tracks in Kumartoli (Potter's Town), Kolkata, India. The idols are sculpted from a straw foundation and mud from the Hooghly river, just a few meters away.
Mixed spices, fruits, and vegetables are offered during prayers at a Durga Puja pandal in Kolkata, India.
A pandal from the Durga Puja festival is disassembled in Kalighat, Kolkata, India. They will leave behind Lakshmi, who has her own festival after Durga Puja.
Workers at the Howrah Flower Market, commonly referred to as the largest flower market in Asia. Near Howrah Bridge along the Hooghly River, Kolkata, India.
An idol that was immersed in the Hooghly River stands covered in dirt from the river, Sovabazar, Kolkata, India.
Clay Durga Puja idols dry along the railway tracks in Kumartoli (Potter's Town), Kolkata, India. The idols are sculpted from a straw foundation and mud from the Hooghly river, just a few meters away.
A man attaches hair to an idol of Lakshmi at a pandal in the fish market in Newmarket, Kolkata, India. This is a really unusual thing to have photographs of!
Homeless persons sleep under mosquito nets on a sidewalk in Newmarket, Kolkata, India. Malaria is an issue in Kolkata.
Muslims pray during Eid al-Adha on Red Road in Kolkata, India. Eid al-Adha is the most important Muslim holiday, and Red Road is considered perhaps the most auspicious site in Kolkata. More than 50,000 people pray here en masse. Editorial note: These are the only images captured of this event in 2012 by a foreign photographer.
Mixed spices, fruits, and vegetables are offered during prayers at a Durga Puja pandal in Kolkata, India.
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