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A boy dressed as Shiva to make money from India photographers taking his photos during Mahalaya observance, Babughat, 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.
More than 20,000 Muslims pray 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.
Durga idols are immersed in the Hooghly River during the Durga Puja festival, Babughat, Kolkata, India
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.
Children argue as a man lies passed out and drunk on the sidewalk behind them., Strand Rd., Jorabagan, 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 holds a small fish caught in a filty nearby creek at a rubber shoe recycling operation, Dhapa, Kolkata, India. Dhapa is a large industrial zone that processes most of Kolkata's garbage and recycling.
Taxis and other cars drive in flooded streets, Maidan, Kolkata, India. Taken during the heaviest rains in Kolkata in a decade.
Interior of a typical Durga Puja pandal in Gariahat, Kolkata, India. There are more than 3,000 pandals erected throughout the city during the week long festival, which is the biggest festival in Kolkata.
A boy dressed as Shiva to make money from India photographers taking his photos during Mahalaya observance, Babughat, Kolkata, India
A girl shields her mouth from traffic fumes while riding in a taxi in Bhawanipur, Kolkata, India. Air pollution in Kolkata is horrible, said to equal smoking up to two packs a day during the worst times of the year. I have had multiple respiratory infection while working there.
Hindu families immerse idols of the goddess Durga in the Hooghly River at night during the Durga Puja festival, Babughat, Kolkata, India