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Swimmers in Pushkar Lake, with Gurudwara Singh Sabha Sikh temple in the background, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Elevated view of Gondulav Lake in Kishangarh, Rajasthan, India. The lake was once an important source of drinking water but is horribly polluted and considered unsafe for human use.
Elevated view of Gondulav Lake in Kishangarh, Rajasthan, India. The lake was once an important source of drinking water but is horribly polluted and considered unsafe for human use.
Elevated view of Gondulav Lake in Kishangarh, Rajasthan, India. The lake was once an important source of drinking water but is horribly polluted and considered unsafe for human use.
Elevated view of Gondulav Lake in Kishangarh, Rajasthan, India. The lake was once an important source of drinking water but is horribly polluted and considered unsafe for human use.
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.
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.
Women sweep up and burn garbage on a dusty desert road after the Pushkar Camel Fair, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India. Air pollution is an epidemic health crisis across India. India has the worst air pollution in the world, worse even than China, with Delhi the #1 worst city in the world.
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.
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.
Fertilizer runoff from nearby flower farms creates thick white foam in lakes near Maseena village, Rajasthan, 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.
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.
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.
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.
Women bathe in the Ganges River. Their feet are yellow because they've been covered in Turmeric to prevent infection from the heavily polluted water in the Ganges, Tulsi Ghat, Varanasi, India.