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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.