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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.
Workers string limes and peppers, which are used as a sort of good luck charm, at a shop in Kalighat, Kolata, India
Children participate in immersion of Ganesh idols in the Yamuna River during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival, Delhi, India
Families immerse idols of Ganesh in the Yamuna River during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Delhi, India
A couple hold hands while swimming along the Yamuna River during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival, Delhi, India
Sisters offer a prayer during immersion of Ganesh idols in the Yamuna River during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival, Delhi, India
A toddler covered in red gulal powder during immersion of Ganesh idols in the Yamuna River for the Ganesh Chaturthi festival, Delhi, India
A man in a star spangled headwrap prays at a Hindu temple during the celebration of Dussehra in Kullu, India
A woman whispers her wishes in the ear of a Ganesh idol during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival on the Yamnu River in Delhi, India
A man and his daughter during immersion of Ganesh idols in the Yamuna River for the Ganesh Chaturthi festival, Delhi, India
Impressionistic view of a crowd observing Diwali in Haridwar, India, made by moving the camera during a long exposure
A man and his daughter during immersion of Ganesh idols in the Yamuna River for the Ganesh Chaturthi festival, Delhi, India
Families immerse idols of Ganesh in the Yamuna River during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Delhi, India
A boy's feet are covered in orange gulal powder during immersion of Ganesh idols in the Yamuna River during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival, Delhi, India
A woman prays during immersion of Ganesh idols in the Yamuna River for the Ganesh Chaturthi festival, Delhi, India
A man and his son pray under a large fig tree, which is considered sacred, Udaipur Kalan village, Rajasthan, India
Offerings on the banks of the Ganges River during Chhath Puja, Varanasi, India. Chhath Puja is a devotion to the Sun God Surya in which people gather at sunset and then on the following sunrise and offer prayers.
A family offers prayer in the form of dancing with smoking ghatam clay pots during the Durga Puja festival, 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.
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.
Hindu devotees await sunrise on the Ganges River during Chhath Puja, Varanasi, India. Chhath Puja is a devotion to the Sun God Surya in which people gather at sunset and then on the following sunrise and offer prayers.
Hindu devotees await sunrise on the Ganges River during Chhath Puja, Varanasi, India. Chhath Puja is a devotion to the Sun God Surya in which people gather at sunset and then on the following sunrise and offer prayers.
Hindus pray for deceased relatives along the Hooghly River (aka Ganges) during Mahalaya, Babughat, Kolkata, India
A woman crafts small mud scupltures adorned with flowers as part of a Hindu prayer, Assi Ghat, Varanasi, India
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.
A woman prays at sunset along the Ganges River during Chhath Puja, Varanasi, India. Chhath Puja is a devotion to the Sun God Surya in which people gather at sunset and then on the following sunrise and offer prayers.
A woman prays on the Ganges River during Chhath Puja, Varanasi, India. Chhath Puja is a devotion to the Sun God Surya in which people gather at sunset and then on the following sunrise and offer prayers.
A woman prays on the Ganges River during Chhath Puja, Varanasi, India. Chhath Puja is a devotion to the Sun God Surya in which people gather at sunset and then on the following sunrise and offer prayers.
Women Hindu pilgrims with shaved heads pray during Ganga Aarti along the Ganges River, Dashashwamedh Ghat, Varanasi, 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 woman prostrates herself every few steps as an exercise in religious asceticism, Assi Ghat, Varanasi, India
A woman prays on the Ganges River during Chhath Puja, Varanasi, India. Chhath Puja is a devotion to the Sun God Surya in which people gather at sunset and then on the following sunrise and offer prayers.
A woman prays on the Ganges River during Chhath Puja, Varanasi, India. Chhath Puja is a devotion to the Sun God Surya in which people gather at sunset and then on the following sunrise and offer prayers.
Ganga Aarti, a nightly prayer to the Ganges River that takes place at Dashashwamedh Ghat, Varanasi, India
Ladies pray at sunset along the Ganges River during Chhath Puja, Varanasi, India. Chhath Puja is a devotion to the Sun God Surya in which people gather at sunset and then on the following sunrise and offer prayers.
A girl releases a candle onto the Ganges River during Ganga Aarti at Dashashwamedh Ghat, Varanasi, India
A boy plays drums during Chhath Puja, Varanasi, India. Chhath Puja is a devotion to the Sun God Surya in which people gather at sunset and then on the following sunrise and offer prayers.
Offerings on the banks of the Ganges River during Chhath Puja, Varanasi, India. Chhath Puja is a devotion to the Sun God Surya in which people gather at sunset and then on the following sunrise and offer prayers.
Ganga Aarti, a nightly prayer to the Ganges River that takes place at Dashashwamedh Ghat, Varanasi, India
A woman prays on the Ganges River during Chhath Puja, Varanasi, India. Chhath Puja is a devotion to the Sun God Surya in which people gather at sunset and then on the following sunrise and offer prayers.
Offerings on the banks of the Ganges River during Chhath Puja, Varanasi, India. Chhath Puja is a devotion to the Sun God Surya in which people gather at sunset and then on the following sunrise and offer prayers.
A toddler girl prays to her family's idol of the goddess Durga along the Hooghly River during the Durga Puja festival, Babughat, Kolkata, India
A woman prays at sunset along the Ganges River during Chhath Puja, Varanasi, India. Chhath Puja is a devotion to the Sun God Surya in which people gather at sunset and then on the following sunrise and offer prayers.
A very Hindu scene - Ganesh idol, incense, conch shell, oil lamp, and flowers - all devices of Hindu prayer, Budha Pushkar, Rajasthan, 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.
