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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.
A man extracts clay from the Hooghly River in Kolkata India. It will be sold to sculptors in nearby Kumartoli (Potter's Town) to make idols for the Durga Puja festival.
Heavy traffic (both vehicular and foot) on Howrah Bridge in Kolkata, India. Below is the 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.
Scrap metal is burned at a taxi cab repair facility near Ballygunge, Kolkata, India. Such fires contribute to the terrible air pollution in Kolkata.
A man extracts clay from the Hooghly River in Kolkata India. It will be sold to sculptors in nearby Kumartoli (Potter's Town) to make idols for the Durga Puja festival.
A man cleans a woman's ear, using a CD to focus light, on Armernian Ghat along the Hooghly River, Kolkata, India.
Cricket players walk to their field on a misty morning on the Maidan, a large park in central Kolkata, India.
An elaborate pandal (temporary temple of sorts) to the Goddess Kali, during Kali Puja in Kalighat, Kolkata, India.
A sculptor creates idols for the Durga Puja festival in Kolkata, India. He uses a straw form covered with clay from the nearby Hooghly River, on a few feet away.
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.
Scrap metal is burned at a taxi cab repair facility near Ballygunge, Kolkata, India. Such fires contribute to the terrible air pollution in Kolkata.
An emaciated man walking in Newmarket Kolkata, India. Although malnutrition is widespread in India, it's uncommon to see someone this emaciated in public.