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An NGO worker meets with a toddler who was treated for malnutrition, in the Fakir Bagan area of Howrah, India.
A family shares their tiny house in the Fakir Bagan slum area of Howrah, India. Average home size in some parts of the city is less than 100 sq. ft.
An elderly woman offers prayers to a meager idol during the Lakshmi Puja festival immersion on the Hooghly River at Babughat, Kolkata, 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.
Vegetables under blue lights in the Kole wholesale veg market in Bowbazar, Kolkata, India. Different colored lights are used to make different veggies look better. Kole is one of the largest veg markets in the world.
Mother and son at the Swastha Kendra Clinic operated by the NGO Calcutta Kids (calcuttakids.org), in the Fakir Bagan area of Howrah, 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.
Unidentified vegetable for sale at the Kole wholesale veg market in Bowbazar, Kolkata, India. Kole is one of the largest vegetable markets in the world.
Vegetables under blue lights in the Kole wholesale veg market in Bowbazar, Kolkata, India. Different colored lights are used to make different veggies look better. Kole is one of the largest veg markets in the world.
A boy and his baby brother at the Swastha Kendra Clinic operated by the NGO Calcutta Kids (calcuttakids.org) in Howrah, India
Portrait of a manual laborer at the Kole wholesale vegetable market, Bowbazar, Kolkata, India. Kole is one of the largest veg markets in India.
These 35 story apartments buildings near South City Mall in Lake Gardens, Kolkata, India, are the tallest buildings in the city.
A boy and his baby brother at the Swastha Kendra Clinic operated by the NGO Calcutta Kids (calcuttakids.org) in Howrah, India
Unidentified vegetable for sale at the Kole wholesale veg market in Bowbazar, Kolkata, India. Kole is one of the largest vegetable markets in the world.
These 35 story apartments buildings near South City Mall in Lake Gardens, Kolkata, India, are the tallest buildings in the city.