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Hindu devotees pray during the Durga Puja festival, at a temple near Barabazar on the Ganges River, Kolkata, India.
Workers take an afternoon siesta on a sidewalk in Kumartoli, Kolkata, India. Next to them are Durga Puja idols.
A primitive sailboat passes under Howrah Bridge in Kolkata, India. It's one of the busiest bridges in the world.
A worker hangs garlands at a stall in the Howrah Flower Market, reputed to be the largest in Asia. 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.
Here's something you've almost certainly never seen - an Idol of the Goddess Lakshmi at a pandal inside of a fish market, during the Lakshmi Puja festival, Newmarket, Kolkata, India.
Durga Puja idols are painted and dressed at a workshop in Kumartoli (Potter's Town), Kolkata, India.
Workers string flowers at the Howrah Flower Market, Kolkata, India. It's the largest flower market in Asia.
Fishermen on the Hooghy River in Kolkata India pass a large factory reported to make leather handbags. Search my catalog for leather to see more of this story.
Women string flowers at the Howrah Flower Market, Kolkata, India. It's the largest flower market in Asia.
A ferry passes the ship Oel Victory (from Mumbai) on the Hooghly River near Metiabruz, Kolkata, India.
A man and his sons work at a bamboo processing facility on the Hooghly River near Metiabruz, Kolkata, India.