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An elderly woman jokes around by putting a ball of clay on her head, in the Shyambazar area of 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.
A woman sells onions under red lights (to enhance the appearance) at Kole vegetable market, Bowbazar, Kolkata, India.
Men bathe at a public spigot on a street in Newmarket, Kolkata, India. For a visitor to India such practices - commonplace and completely ordinary in India - represent a clear cultural difference.
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.
An NGO worker meets with a toddler who was treated for malnutrition, in the Fakir Bagan area of Howrah, India.
A family shares their tiny house in a "slum" area in Howrah, India. Average home size in some parts of the city is less than 100 sq. ft.
A family shares their tiny house in the Fakir Bagan slum area of Howrah, India. Average home size in some parts of the city is less than 100 sq. ft.
A girl and her sister eat in a slum area in Taratala, Kolkata, India. Malnutrition in young children is a big problem in Kolkata.
A smiling girl in a "slum" area in Taratala, Kolkata, India, in an area served by PATH Welfare Society