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Muslim boys praying during 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.
A man sculpts large clay Hindu religious idols in Mali Panchghara, Howrah, India. The idols are made from river mud packed onto handmade stray forms, then sculpted, painted, and sold for use in festivals.
Muslim family during 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.
Construction laborers carry bricks on their heads in Salkia, Howrah, India. Much work in India is still done in a slow, roundabout fashion, in part to create and sustain employment.
A boy casts a magnet into the Hooghly River in hopes of catching some coins left by Hindus praying in the river earlier that day during the Mahalaya festival, Babughat, Kolkata, India
Painted ceramic heads from Hindu idols are reclaimed after being pulled from the Hooghly River, Babughat, Kolkata, India. The idols are immersed in the river during the Durga Puja festival, then immediately pulled out by workers to avoid polluting the river.
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.
Hindus pray for deceased relatives along the Hooghly River (aka Ganges) during Mahalaya, Babughat, Kolkata, India
Monsoon flooding, Lake Gardens, Kolkata, India. Taken during the heaviest rains in Kolkata in a decade.
Children collect mud from the Hooghly (Ganges) River on a raft made from plastic bottles. The mud will be used by sculptors to make idols for the Durga Puja festival. Near Kumartoli Ghat, Kolkata, India.