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Illuminated LED animatronic figures on display in Gariahat, Kolkata, India, during the Durga Puja festival.
Hindu devotees pray during the Durga Puja festival, at a temple near Barabazar on the Ganges River, Kolkata, India.
South City Mall in Kolkata, India, decorated for the Durga Puja festival in October. South City is the largest mall in East India. Durga Puja is the biggest festival in Kolkata and West Bengal.
Durga Puja idols at a workshop in Kumartoli, Kolkata, India. The idols are said to come alive when the eyes are painted.
Durga Puja idols are painted and dressed at a workshop in Kumartoli (Potter's Town), Kolkata, India.
Men carry garlands of marigold flowers into a temple near Barabazar on the Ganges River, Kolkata, India.
Three sisters at the observance of Eid al-Adha on Red Road in Kolkata, India. Eid al-Adha is the most important Muslim holiday, and Red Road is considered perhaps the most auspicious site in Kolkata. More than 50,000 people pray here en masse. Editorial note: These are the only images captured of this event in 2012 by a foreign photographer.
Workers take an afternoon siesta on a sidewalk in Kumartoli, Kolkata, India. Next to them are Durga Puja idols.
Nighttime view of Lakshmi idols being immersed in the Hooghly Rver - and then immediately taken out to avoid pollution - during Lakshmi Puja, Kolkata, India.
People transport a gold painted idol in a truck during the Durga Puja festival, Sovabazar, Kolkata, India.
The main outdoor space at the Howrah Flower Market, commonly referred to as the largest flower market in Asia. Near Howrah Bridge along the Hooghly River, Kolkata, India.
Life-size elephant model at a Kerala-themed Durga Puja pandal in the Lake Gardens area of Kolkata, India.
Artists make straw forms that will be sculpted with clay to make idols for the Durga Puja festival, in Kumartoli (Potter's Town), Kolkata, India.
A low-tech sailboat on the Hoogly River, Kolkata, India. In the background is the massive Howrah Railway Station.
Clay Durga Puja idols dry along the railway tracks in Kumartoli (Potter's Town), Kolkata, India. The idols are sculpted from a straw foundation and mud from the Hooghly river, just a few meters away.
A woman carries a water pot along the Hooghly River during the Durga Puja festival in Kolkata, India.
Durga Puja idols are painted and dressed at a workshop in Kumartoli (Potter's Town), Kolkata, India.
Hindus bath in the Hooghly River in Kolkata, India during the observance of Mahalaya, a tribute to deceased relatives.
Interior of a large and elaborate pandal (temporary temple of sorts) to the Goddess Durga during the Durga Puja festival, Gariahat, Kolkata, India. There are 2,500 pandals in Kolkata during the epic festival. In 2012 this was the winning pandal.
A large and elaborate pandal (temporary temple of sorts) to the Goddess Durga during the Durga Puja festival, Gariahat, Kolkata, India. There are 2,500 pandals in Kolkata during the epic festival. In 2012 this was the winning pandal.
Eyes are painted on a Durga Puja idol at a workshop in Kumartoli (Potter's Town), Kolkata, India. The idols are said to come alive when the eyes are painted.
Hindu families immerse idols of the Goddess Durga into the Hooghly River at Babughat, during the Durga Puja festival, Kolkata, India.
Durga Puja idols are painted and dressed at a workshop in Kumartoli (Potter's Town), Kolkata, India.
A striking blue motorcycle and green door on a backstreet in Bowbazar, Kolkata, India. No Photoshop.
Workers string limes and peppers, which are used as a sort of good luck charm, at a shop in Kalighat, Kolata, India.6
A stray kitten on Strand Road in Kolkata, India. Strand Road is an extremely busy distribution hub in Kolkata.
A laborer takes a break at the Howrah Flower Market in Kolkata, India. The bustling, high-pressure market is reputed to be the largest flower market in Asia.
Three sisters at the observance of Eid al-Adha on Red Road in Kolkata, India. Eid al-Adha is the most important Muslim holiday, and Red Road is considered perhaps the most auspicious site in Kolkata. More than 50,000 people pray here en masse. Editorial note: These are the only images captured of this event in 2012 by a foreign photographer.
Durga Puja idols at a workshop in Kumartoli, Kolkata, India. The idols are said to come alive when the eyes are painted.
A boy takes the heads off of religious idols at Babughat in Kolkata, India, during the Durga Puja festival. The idols are immersed into the nearby Hooghy River during the festival, but are immediately taken out by the government to avoid polluting the river.
Workers at a government warehouse on Strand Rd. in Kolkata, India pose for photos at the request of their boss. This man has the skin bleaching condition called Vitiligo.
Silhouetted bathers in the Hooghly River, Kolkata, India. People bath in the Ganga, as they often call the Hooghly, for religious devotion, and also just to take a bath.
Hindus bathe en masse in the Hooghly River in observance of Mahalaya, a tribute to deceased relatives, Kolkata, India.
Nighttime view of Kolkata, India from a fifth-story apartment rooftop in Lake Gardens, looking over to South City Mall.
Durga Puja idols are painted and dressed at a workshop in Kumartoli (Potter's Town), Kolkata, India.
Muslims pray during Eid al-Adha on Red Road in Kolkata, India. Eid al-Adha is the most important Muslim holiday, and Red Road is considered perhaps the most auspicious site in Kolkata. More than 50,000 people pray here en masse. Editorial note: These are the only images captured of this event in 2012 by a foreign photographer.
Muslims pray during Eid al-Adha on Red Road in Kolkata, India. Eid al-Adha is the most important Muslim holiday, and Red Road is considered perhaps the most auspicious site in Kolkata. More than 50,000 people pray here en masse. Editorial note: These are the only images captured of this event in 2012 by a foreign photographer.
Muslims pray during Eid al-Adha on Red Road in Kolkata, India. Eid al-Adha is the most important Muslim holiday, and Red Road is considered perhaps the most auspicious site in Kolkata. More than 50,000 people pray here en masse. Editorial note: These are the only images captured of this event in 2012 by a foreign photographer.
Nighttime view of Kolkata, India from a fifth-story apartment rooftop in Lake Gardens, looking over to South City Mall.
A man and his sons work at a bamboo processing facility on the Hooghly River near Metiabruz, Kolkata, India.
Elaborate LED displays delight crowds visiting pandals during the Durga Puja festival in Gariahat, Kolkata, India.
