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Fancy Fish Centre shop in Newmarket, Kolkata, India. There is a brisk retail pet business serving India's middle and upper classes. Conditions for the animals are often dismal.
Muslim men have their eyes painted for Eid al-Adha, Red Road, Madian, Kolkata, India. I have the only photos taken by a foreigner of this most important day to Muslims at the most auspicious site in Kolkata for both 2012 and 2013.
Long exposure of car lights passing a man sleeping in the median strip on a busy road, BBD Bagh, Kolkata, India
Durga idols are recovered from the Hooghly River after being immersed during the Durga Puja idols, Babughat, Kolkata, India. The idols are recovered to avoid polluting the river. They're made from straw and river clay, but the paints are not eco-friendly.
A street dog sits on the top of the 100 foot tall Dhapa dumping ground (landfill), the main dump for Kolkata's huge population, Dhapa, Kolkata, India
Durga idols are recovered from the Hooghly River after being immersed during the Durga Puja idols, Babughat, Kolkata, India. The idols are recovered to avoid polluting the river. They're made from straw and river clay, but the paints are not eco-friendly.
A man brushes his teeth in the not very clean Hooghly River (also known as the Ganges), Sovabazar Ghat, Kolkata, India
Durga idols are recovered from the Hooghly River after being immersed during the Durga Puja idols, Babughat, Kolkata, India. The idols are recovered to avoid polluting the river. They're made from straw and river clay, but the paints are not eco-friendly.
Monsoon flooding, Lake Gardens, Kolkata, India. Taken during the heaviest rains in Kolkata in a decade.
A woman and her son huddle under a piece of plastic during monsoon rains while panhandling, Babughat, Kolkata, India
Children play Pachisi, or Cross and Circles, a traditional Indian board game that is the basis for the well-known board game Parcheesi, at a shelter in Calcutta, India
Bollywood idols and an anti-smoking sign in Gariahat, Kolkata, India. Tobacco use among men is epidemic in India, both cigarettes and chewing tobacco.
Women walk past a sign for "Government Registered Sexologist" services, Lake Gardens, Kolkata, India
Durga idols are recovered from the Hooghly River after being immersed during the Durga Puja idols, Babughat, Kolkata, India. The idols are recovered to avoid polluting the river. They're made from straw and river clay, but the paints are not eco-friendly.
A Hindu boy with cerebral palsy begs during the Muslim Eid al-Adha festival, Red Road, Madian, Kolkata, India. I have the only photos taken by a foreigner of this most important day to Muslims at the most auspicious site in Kolkata for both 2012 and 2013.
A pig at the Dhapa dumping ground, the main landfill for Kolkata's 13 million people, Dhapa, Kolkata, India. Dhapa is a large industrial zone that processes most of Kolkata's garbage and recycling.