An Indian vendor sells vermilion powder to Hindu business men offering prayers with idols of Hindu gods Ganesha and Laxmi and new ledger books at Kalighat temple during the Bengali new year celebrations in Kolkata on April 15, 2013. Hindu devotees offer various rituals and symbolic sacrifices hoping to invite the favour of the God Lord Shiva, and mark the advent of the New Year in the Bengali calendar.
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An Indian vendor carries flower garlands over his shoulder as he walks down a wholesale flower market in Kolkata on October 18, 2012. Demand for flowers are high for the forthcoming Hindu festival Durga Puja.
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A tea vendor, covered with a plastic sheet for protection from the rain, waited for customers in Kolkata Tuesday, August 21.
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Indian Muslims offer Eid al-Fitr prayer at the Nakhoda Mosque in Kolkata on August 20, 2012.
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People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) activists are pictured inside cages during a protest outside the Alipore Zoological Garden in Kolkata on June 19, 2012. The PETA activists staged the demonstration to protest against the recent death of animals at the zoo.
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Indian sex workers hold candles and posters as they march in a May Day rally asking for their rights and the recognition of their profession in Kolkata, late on April 30, 2012.
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Women’s rights activists hold candles during a rally to protest against recent physical assaults and rapes, Kolkata, India, March 19, 2012.
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Sagar Island, India.
Hindu pilgrims perform rituals at the Gangasagar festival. Thousands of Hindu pilgrims arrive for the Gangasagar, which culminates in a dip in the ocean at the confluence of the River Ganges and the Bay of Bengal, Jan. 12, 2012.
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Indian children shouted slogans from a bus after they were arrested during a protest by a leftist organization in Kolkata Monday. The presence of children at political protests has drawn criticism but also increases the number of attendees.
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Kolkata, India.
Men participate in a friendly wrestling match on a makeshift ring at the junction of a busy road, organised as a part of Diwali festivities.
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![An Indian vendor sells vermilion powder to Hindu business men offering prayers with idols of Hindu gods Ganesha and Laxmi and new ledger books at Kalighat temple during the Bengali new year celebrations in Kolkata on April 15, 2013. Hindu devotees offer various rituals and symbolic sacrifices hoping to invite the favour of the God Lord Shiva, and mark the advent of the New Year in the Bengali calendar.
[Credit : Dibyangshu Sarkar/AFP/Getty Images]](http://24.media.tumblr.com/eeac28dd35f411860d948c18c2983dfb/tumblr_mlcxa7tsQ21r44q44o1_1280.jpg)
![An Indian vendor carries flower garlands over his shoulder as he walks down a wholesale flower market in Kolkata on October 18, 2012. Demand for flowers are high for the forthcoming Hindu festival Durga Puja.
[Credit : Dibyangshu Sarkar/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images]](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mc3tfzDMfg1r44q44o1_1280.jpg)
![A tea vendor, covered with a plastic sheet for protection from the rain, waited for customers in Kolkata Tuesday, August 21.
[Credit : Dibyangshu Sarkar/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images]](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m95utkSGHZ1r44q44o1_1280.jpg)
![Indian Muslims offer Eid al-Fitr prayer at the Nakhoda Mosque in Kolkata on August 20, 2012.
[Credit : Dibyangshu Sarkar / AFP / Getty Images]](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m941otH9Lk1r44q44o1_1280.jpg)
![People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) activists are pictured inside cages during a protest outside the Alipore Zoological Garden in Kolkata on June 19, 2012. The PETA activists staged the demonstration to protest against the recent death of animals at the zoo.
[Credit : Dibyangshu Sarkar/AFP/Getty Images]](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5vlt4d0cA1r44q44o1_1280.jpg)
![Indian sex workers hold candles and posters as they march in a May Day rally asking for their rights and the recognition of their profession in Kolkata, late on April 30, 2012.
[Credit : Dibyangshu Sarkar / AFP / Getty Images]](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3ctbnAsN21r44q44o1_1280.jpg)
![Women’s rights activists hold candles during a rally to protest against recent physical assaults and rapes, Kolkata, India, March 19, 2012.
[Credit : Dibyangshu Sarkar/AFP/Getty Images]](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m16ws3fPxA1r44q44o1_1280.jpg)
![Sagar Island, India.
Hindu pilgrims perform rituals at the Gangasagar festival. Thousands of Hindu pilgrims arrive for the Gangasagar, which culminates in a dip in the ocean at the confluence of the River Ganges and the Bay of Bengal, Jan. 12, 2012.
[Credit : Dibyangshu Sarkar/AFP/Getty Images]](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxqwxd1T0V1r44q44o1_1280.jpg)
![Indian children shouted slogans from a bus after they were arrested during a protest by a leftist organization in Kolkata Monday. The presence of children at political protests has drawn criticism but also increases the number of attendees.
[Credit : Dibyangshu Sarkar/AFP/Getty Images]](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lv1zzybV8d1r44q44o1_1280.jpg)
![Kolkata, India.
Men participate in a friendly wrestling match on a makeshift ring at the junction of a busy road, organised as a part of Diwali festivities.
[Credit : Dibyangshu Sarkar/AFP/Getty Images]](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltsecjDNoM1r44q44o1_1280.jpg)