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  • Members of India's middle class white water rafting on the river Ganges above the town Rishikesh in the foothills of the Himalayas..   The Ganges river is 1557 miles long and stretches from the Himalayas to the Indian Port of Calcutta, supplying water to one twelth of the worlds population. .  The Ganges is worshipped in the Hindu faith and is believed to be not only a source of life but also able to wash one's sins away, and Hindu's from across the globe make pilgrimage to the river referring to it as Ma Ganga.
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  • Newly weds bride Sandeep & Shalini Dhyani (centre) having their marriage blessed by a Brahmin priest as their friends joyfully observe in the town of Devprayag a centre for pilrimage in the foothills of the Himalayas,and the confluence of Bhagirathia and Alaknanda tributaries, where the great river Ganges starts..The river Ganges photographed at dawn in the foothills of the Himalayas,near where it starts..The Ganges is 1557 miles long and stretches from the Himalayas to the Indian Port of Calcutta supplying water to one twelth of the worlds population. .  The Ganges is worshipped by the Hindu faith and is believed to be not only a source of life but also able to wash one's sins away, and Hindu's from across the globe make pilgrimage to the river referring to it as Ma Ganga.
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  • A young boy stirring a pot in a tea house in Devprayag..   The Ganges river is 1557 miles long and stretches from the Himalayas to the Indian Port of Calcutta, supplying water to one twelth of the worlds population. .  The Ganges is worshipped in the Hindu faith and is believed to be not only a source of life but also able to wash one's sins away, and Hindu's from across the globe make pilgrimage to the river referring to it as Ma Ganga.
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  • The river Ganges photographed at dawn in the foothills of the Himalayas,near where it starts..The Ganges is 1557 miles long and stretches from the Himalayas to the Indian Port of Calcutta supplying water to one twelth of the worlds population. .  The Ganges is worshipped by the Hindu faith and is believed to be not only a source of life but also able to wash one's sins away, and Hindu's from across the globe make pilgrimage to the river referring to it as Ma Ganga.
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  • Hindus at one of the "ghats" or steps doown to the riverside to collect water and worship in the town of Devprayag a centre for pilrimage in the foothills of the Himalayas,and the confluence of Bhagirathia and Alaknanda tributaries, where the great river Ganges starts..The Ganges is 1557 miles long and stretches from the Himalayas to the Indian Port of Calcutta supplying water to one twelth of the worlds population. .  The Ganges is worshipped by the Hindu faith and is believed to be not only a source of life but also able to wash one's sins away, and Hindu's from across the globe make pilgrimage to the river referring to it as Ma Ganga.
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  • An elderly woman walks by in the town of Devprayag, a centre for pilrimage in the foothills of the Himalayas,and the confluence of Bhagirathia and Alaknanda tributaries, where the great river Ganges starts.<br />
The Ganges is 1557 miles long and stretches from the Himalayas to the Indian Port of Calcutta supplying water to one twelth of the worlds population. . The Ganges is worshipped by the Hindu faith and is believed to be not only a source of life but also able to wash one's sins away, and Hindu's from across the globe make pilgrimage to the river referring to it as Ma Ganga.
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  • Newly wed bride Shalini Dhyani whose marriage has just been blessed by a Brahmin priest in the town of Devprayag a centre for pilrimage in the foothills of the Himalayas,and the confluence of Bhagirathia and Alaknanda tributaries, where the great river Ganges starts..The Ganges is 1557 miles long and stretches from the Himalayas to the Indian Port of Calcutta supplying water to one twelth of the worlds population. .  The Ganges is worshipped by the Hindu faith and is believed to be not only a source of life but also able to wash one's sins away, and Hindu's from across the globe make pilgrimage to the river referring to it as Ma Ganga.
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  • the town of Devprayag a centre for pilrimage in the foothills of the Himalayas,and the confluence of Bhagirathia and Alaknanda tributaries, where the great river Ganges starts..The Ganges is 1557 miles long and stretches from the Himalayas to the Indian Port of Calcutta supplying water to one twelth of the worlds population. .  The Ganges is worshipped by the Hindu faith and is believed to be not only a source of life but also able to wash one's sins away, and Hindu's from across the globe make pilgrimage to the river referring to it as Ma Ganga.
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  • The town of Devprayag a centre for pilrimage in the foothills of the Himalayas,and the confluence of Bhagirathia and Alaknanda tributaries, where the great river Ganges starts..The Ganges is 1557 miles long and stretches from the Himalayas to the Indian Port of Calcutta supplying water to one twelth of the worlds population. .  The Ganges is worshipped by the Hindu faith and is believed to be not only a source of life but also able to wash one's sins away, and Hindu's from across the globe make pilgrimage to the river referring to it as Ma Ganga.
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  • Middle Class Indians and foreigners relax at the Ananda Spa hotel in the foothills of the Himalaya's, where they can enjoy meditation, yoga,massage and other healthy pursuits in an exclusive spa built in the grounds of a Maharaja's Palace overlooking the Ganges..   The Ganges river is 1557 miles long and stretches from the Himalayas to the Indian Port of Calcutta, supplying water to one twelth of the worlds population. .  The Ganges is worshipped in the Hindu faith and is believed to be not only a source of life but also able to wash one's sins away, and Hindu's from across the globe make pilgrimage to the river referring to it as Ma Ganga.
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  • Kanpur, India. Wednesday 14 March.Workers in a leather tannery,one of 300 in the industrial city of Kanpur, factories like these are being blamed for the toxic substances being dumped into the Ganges .     .  The Ganges river is 1557 miles long and stretches from the Himalayas to the Indian Port of Calcutta, supplying water to one twelth of the worlds population. .  The Ganges is worshipped in the Hindu faith and is believed to be not only a source of life but also able to wash one's sins away, and Hindu's from across the globe make pilgrimage to the river referring to it as Ma Ganga.
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  • Kanpur, India. Wednesday 14 March.Workers in a leather tannery,one of 300 in the industrial city of Kanpur, factories like these are being blamed for the toxic substances being dumped into the Ganges .     .  The Ganges river is 1557 miles long and stretches from the Himalayas to the Indian Port of Calcutta, supplying water to one twelth of the worlds population. .  The Ganges is worshipped in the Hindu faith and is believed to be not only a source of life but also able to wash one's sins away, and Hindu's from across the globe make pilgrimage to the river referring to it as Ma Ganga.
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  • Kanpur, India. Wednesday 14 March.Workers in a leather tannery,one of 300 in the industrial city of Kanpur, factories like these are being blamed for the toxic substances being dumped into the Ganges .     .  The Ganges river is 1557 miles long and stretches from the Himalayas to the Indian Port of Calcutta, supplying water to one twelth of the worlds population. .  The Ganges is worshipped in the Hindu faith and is believed to be not only a source of life but also able to wash one's sins away, and Hindu's from across the globe make pilgrimage to the river referring to it as Ma Ganga.
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  • Kanpur, India. Wednesday 14 March.Workers in a leather tannery,one of 300 in the industrial city of Kanpur, factories like these are being blamed for the toxic substances being dumped into the Ganges .     .  The Ganges river is 1557 miles long and stretches from the Himalayas to the Indian Port of Calcutta, supplying water to one twelth of the worlds population. .  The Ganges is worshipped in the Hindu faith and is believed to be not only a source of life but also able to wash one's sins away, and Hindu's from across the globe make pilgrimage to the river referring to it as Ma Ganga.
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  • Kanpur, India. Wednesday 14 March.Workers in a leather tannery,one of 300 in the industrial city of Kanpur, factories like these are being blamed for the toxic substances being dumped into the Ganges .     .  The Ganges river is 1557 miles long and stretches from the Himalayas to the Indian Port of Calcutta, supplying water to one twelth of the worlds population. .  The Ganges is worshipped in the Hindu faith and is believed to be not only a source of life but also able to wash one's sins away, and Hindu's from across the globe make pilgrimage to the river referring to it as Ma Ganga.
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  • Kanpur, India. Wednesday 14 March.The City of Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, where Leather Tanneries dump toxic waste into the Ganges..  The Ganges river is 1557 miles long and stretches from the Himalayas to the Indian Port of Calcutta, supplying water to one twelth of the worlds population. .  The Ganges is worshipped in the Hindu faith and is believed to be not only a source of life but also able to wash one's sins away, and Hindu's from across the globe make pilgrimage to the river referring to it as Ma Ganga.
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  • Varanasi, India. Friday 16 March.A old boatman in Varanasi, one of the holiest cities in India which is situated on the western bank of the Ganges River and attracts Hindu pilgrims from across the Globe who come to the Varanasi ghats (steps) to bathe in the waters of Ma Ganga..  Alongside the bathing ghats are also "burning ghats" where bodies are cremated in public, the ashes then given to the waters..     The Ganges river is 1557 miles long and stretches from the Himalayas to the Indian Port of Calcutta, supplying water to one twelth of the worlds population. .
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  • Varanasi, India. Friday 16 March.Varanasi, one of the holiest cities in India is situated on the western bank of the Ganges River and attracts Hindu pilgrims from across the Globe who come to the Varanasi ghats (steps) to bathe in the waters of Ma Ganga..  Alongside the bathing ghats are also "burning ghats" where bodies are cremated in public, the ashes then given to the waters..     The Ganges river is 1557 miles long and stretches from the Himalayas to the Indian Port of Calcutta, supplying water to one twelth of the worlds population. .
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  • Varanasi, India. Friday 16 March.The "Ganga Aarti" ceremony which takes place every evening at the Dasaswamedh Ghat in Varanasi, one of the holiest cities in India which is situated on the western bank of the Ganges River and attracts Hindu pilgrims from across the Globe who come to the Varanasi ghats (steps) to bathe in the waters of Ma Ganga..  Alongside the bathing ghats are also "burning ghats" where bodies are cremated in public, the ashes then given to the waters..     The Ganges river is 1557 miles long and stretches from the Himalayas to the Indian Port of Calcutta, supplying water to one twelth of the worlds population. .
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  • Varanasi, India. Friday 16 March.A old boatman in Varanasi, one of the holiest cities in India which is situated on the western bank of the Ganges River and attracts Hindu pilgrims from across the Globe who come to the Varanasi ghats (steps) to bathe in the waters of Ma Ganga..  Alongside the bathing ghats are also "burning ghats" where bodies are cremated in public, the ashes then given to the waters..     The Ganges river is 1557 miles long and stretches from the Himalayas to the Indian Port of Calcutta, supplying water to one twelth of the worlds population. .
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  • Varanasi, India. Friday 16 March.The "Ganga Aarti" ceremony which takes place every evening at the Dasaswamedh Ghat in Varanasi, one of the holiest cities in India which is situated on the western bank of the Ganges River and attracts Hindu pilgrims from across the Globe who come to the Varanasi ghats (steps) to bathe in the waters of Ma Ganga..  Alongside the bathing ghats are also "burning ghats" where bodies are cremated in public, the ashes then given to the waters..     The Ganges river is 1557 miles long and stretches from the Himalayas to the Indian Port of Calcutta, supplying water to one twelth of the worlds population. .
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  • Varanasi, India. Friday 16 March.The "Ganga Aarti" ceremony which takes place every evening at the Dasaswamedh Ghat in Varanasi, one of the holiest cities in India which is situated on the western bank of the Ganges River and attracts Hindu pilgrims from across the Globe who come to the Varanasi ghats (steps) to bathe in the waters of Ma Ganga..  Alongside the bathing ghats are also "burning ghats" where bodies are cremated in public, the ashes then given to the waters..     The Ganges river is 1557 miles long and stretches from the Himalayas to the Indian Port of Calcutta, supplying water to one twelth of the worlds population. .
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  • Indian's in the City of Patnan relax on and in the grounds of the Golghar, a park with a dome Granary built by the British Army in 1786 to avoid a repeat of the 1770 famine..From the top of the dome you can view the river Ganges, the city skyline and boys below in the park playing India's favourite national pastime,cricket.
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  • Varanasi, India. Friday 16 March.Varanasi, one of the holiest cities in India is situated on the western bank of the Ganges River and attracts Hindu pilgrims from across the Globe who come to the Varanasi ghats (steps) to bathe in the waters of Ma Ganga..  Alongside the bathing ghats are also "burning ghats" where bodies are cremated in public, the ashes then given to the waters..     The Ganges river is 1557 miles long and stretches from the Himalayas to the Indian Port of Calcutta, supplying water to one twelth of the worlds population. .
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  • Varanasi, India. Friday 16 March.A family of Monkeys still dozing in the early morning in Varanasi, one of the holiest cities in India is situated on the western bank of the Ganges River and attracts Hindu pilgrims from across the Globe who come to the Varanasi ghats (steps) to bathe in the waters of Ma Ganga..  Alongside the bathing ghats are also "burning ghats" where bodies are cremated in public, the ashes then given to the waters..     The Ganges river is 1557 miles long and stretches from the Himalayas to the Indian Port of Calcutta, supplying water to one twelth of the worlds population. .
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  • Varanasi, India. Friday 16 March.Varanasi, one of the holiest cities in India is situated on the western bank of the Ganges River and attracts Hindu pilgrims from across the Globe who come to the Varanasi ghats (steps) to bathe in the waters of Ma Ganga..  Alongside the bathing ghats are also "burning ghats" where bodies are cremated in public, the ashes then given to the waters..     The Ganges river is 1557 miles long and stretches from the Himalayas to the Indian Port of Calcutta, supplying water to one twelth of the worlds population. .
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  • Varanasi, India. Friday 16 March.Dr Veerbhadra Mishra, Former Time Magazine 'Hero of the Planet' for his work cleaning up Ganges photographed at his home in Varanasi..  Varanasi, one of the holiest cities in India is situated on the western bank of the Ganges River and attracts Hindu pilgrims from across the Globe who come to the Varanasi ghats (steps) to bathe in the waters of Ma Ganga..  Alongside the bathing ghats are also "burning ghats" where bodies are cremated in public, the ashes then given to the waters..     The Ganges river is 1557 miles long and stretches from the Himalayas to the Indian Port of Calcutta, supplying water to one twelth of the worlds population. .
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  • Varanasi, India. Friday 16 March.Dr Veerbhadra Mishra, Former Time Magazine 'Hero of the Planet' for his work cleaning up Ganges photographed at his home in Varanasi..  Varanasi, one of the holiest cities in India is situated on the western bank of the Ganges River and attracts Hindu pilgrims from across the Globe who come to the Varanasi ghats (steps) to bathe in the waters of Ma Ganga..  Alongside the bathing ghats are also "burning ghats" where bodies are cremated in public, the ashes then given to the waters..     The Ganges river is 1557 miles long and stretches from the Himalayas to the Indian Port of Calcutta, supplying water to one twelth of the worlds population. .
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  • Varanasi, India. Friday 16 March.Dr Veerbhadra Mishra, Former Time Magazine 'Hero of the Planet' for his work cleaning up Ganges photographed at his home in Varanasi..  Varanasi, one of the holiest cities in India is situated on the western bank of the Ganges River and attracts Hindu pilgrims from across the Globe who come to the Varanasi ghats (steps) to bathe in the waters of Ma Ganga..  Alongside the bathing ghats are also "burning ghats" where bodies are cremated in public, the ashes then given to the waters..     The Ganges river is 1557 miles long and stretches from the Himalayas to the Indian Port of Calcutta, supplying water to one twelth of the worlds population. .
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  • Varanasi, India. Friday 16 March.Varanasi, one of the holiest cities in India is situated on the western bank of the Ganges River and attracts Hindu pilgrims from across the Globe who come to the Varanasi ghats (steps) to bathe in the waters of Ma Ganga..  Alongside the bathing ghats are also "burning ghats" where bodies are cremated in public, the ashes then given to the waters..     The Ganges river is 1557 miles long and stretches from the Himalayas to the Indian Port of Calcutta, supplying water to one twelth of the worlds population. .
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  • Varanasi, India. Friday 16 March.Dr Veerbhadra Mishra, Former Time Magazine 'Hero of the Planet' for his work cleaning up Ganges photographed at his home in Varanasi..  Varanasi, one of the holiest cities in India is situated on the western bank of the Ganges River and attracts Hindu pilgrims from across the Globe who come to the Varanasi ghats (steps) to bathe in the waters of Ma Ganga..  Alongside the bathing ghats are also "burning ghats" where bodies are cremated in public, the ashes then given to the waters..     The Ganges river is 1557 miles long and stretches from the Himalayas to the Indian Port of Calcutta, supplying water to one twelth of the worlds population. .
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  • Varanasi, India. Friday 16 March.A Pilgrim bathes in Varanasi, one of the holiest cities in India is situated on the western bank of the Ganges River and attracts Hindu pilgrims from across the Globe who come to the Varanasi ghats (steps) to bathe in the waters of Ma Ganga..  Alongside the bathing ghats are also "burning ghats" where bodies are cremated in public, the ashes then given to the waters..     The Ganges river is 1557 miles long and stretches from the Himalayas to the Indian Port of Calcutta, supplying water to one twelth of the worlds population. .
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  • Photo by Heathcliff Omalley..Mughal Serai, Uttar Pradesh, India..A luggage porter at Mughal Serain Train Station near the holy city of Varanasi, where many of the express trains from Dehli to Calcutta stop.
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  • Photo by Heathcliff Omalley..Mughal Serai, Uttar Pradesh, India..Homeless children asleep on the platform at Mughal Serain Train Station near the holy city of Varanasi, where many of the express trains from Dehli to Calcutta stop.
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  • Photo by Heathcliff Omalley..Mughal Serai, Uttar Pradesh, India..Indian Railway Logo on a train at Mughal Serain Train Station near the holy city of Varanasi, where many of the express trains from Dehli to Calcutta stop.
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  • Photo by Heathcliff Omalley..Mughal Serai, Uttar Pradesh, India..Passengers on a train passing through Mughal Serain Train Station near the holy city of Varanasi, where many of the express trains from Dehli to Calcutta stop.
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  • Photo by Heathcliff Omalley..Bihar State, India..Locals from the town of Mokama, in Bihar , India's most lawless state, celebrate a partial solar eclipse by taking a holy dip, Puja, before paying their respects at the local Shrine to the god Shiva.
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  • Photo by Heathcliff Omalley..Mokama, Bihar State, India.. 21 yr old Rajiv Gope, wearing pale shirt, the second in command of one of two rival gangs run by rival politicians in the town of Mokama, 90 kms east of Patnar, the capital of Bihar, India's most lawless state. Mr Gope is himself wanted in connection with 20 counts of murder, kidnapping and extortion.
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  • Photo by Heathcliff Omalley..Bihar State, India..Locals from the town of Mokama, in Bihar , India's most lawless state, celebrate a partial solar eclipse by taking a holy dip, Puja, before paying their respects at the local Shrine to the god Shiva.
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  • Photo by Heathcliff Omalley..Bihar State, India..Sunrise on the road to Mokama, 90 kms east of Patnar, the capital of Bihar, India's most lawless state.
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  • Photo by Heathcliff Omalley..Bihar State, India..Sunrise on the road to Mokama, 90 kms east of Patnar, the capital of Bihar, India's most lawless state.
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  • Photo by Heathcliff Omalley..Patna , Bihar, India 20 March 2007..A brick making factory on the bank of the river Ganges near the city of Patna, where men women and children work  for a minimum wage in Dickensian conditions making it a highly profitable business.
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  • Photo by Heathcliff Omalley..Patna , Bihar, India 20 March 2007..The Indian Gangetic Dolphin, photographed near the main Patna Road Bridge, one of the longest in the world. The freshwater river dolphin is blind and relies on echo location to navigate and catch small fish, and is an endangered and protected species, although numbers have recently stabilised to around 2000 in number partly thanks to the work of Proff. R.K Sinha of Patna University.
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  • Photo by Heathcliff Omalley..Patna , Bihar, India 20 March 2007..A brick making factory on the bank of the river Ganges near the city of Patna, where men women and children work  for a minimum wage in Dickensian conditions making it a highly profitable business.
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  • Photo by Heathcliff Omalley..Calcutta , West Bengal, India 21 March 2007..For Peter Foster Blog.....The Victoria Memorial in the City of Calcutta, once the capital of India during the British Raj.
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  • Photo by Heathcliff Omalley..Calcutta , West Bengal, India 21 March 2007..For Peter Foster Blog.....The memorial for the British men who died in the "Black Hole of Calcutta" in the grounds of St John's Church built in 1787 in the City of Calcutta, once the capital of India during the British Raj.
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  • Photo by Heathcliff Omalley..Calcutta , West Bengal, India 21 March 2007..For Peter Foster Blog.....The Victoria Memorial in the City of Calcutta, once the capital of India during the British Raj.
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  • Photo by Heathcliff Omalley..Calcutta , West Bengal, India 21 March 2007..For Peter Foster Blog.....The Victoria Memorial in the City of Calcutta, once the capital of India during the British Raj.
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  • Photo by Heathcliff Omalley..Nandigram, West Bengal, India 22 March 2007..People in the outlying villages of the town of Nandigram, where 14 civillians were killed last week during protests against State Goverment's intended forced aquisition of their land for a "Special Economic Zone.
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  • Photo by Heathcliff Omalley..Nandigram, West Bengal, India 22 March 2007..Marxist flags of the CPI(M) political party flying in a village on the outskirts of the town of Nandigram, where 14 civillians were killed last week during protests against State Goverment's intended forced aquisition of their land for a "Special Economic Zone.
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  • Photo by Heathcliff Omalley..Nandigram, West Bengal, India 22 March 2007..People in the outlying villages of the town of Nandigram, where 14 civillians were killed last week during protests against State Goverment's intended forced aquisition of their land for a "Special Economic Zone.
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  • Photo by Heathcliff Omalley..Nandigram, West Bengal, India 22 March 2007..Sheik Sultan, 26 yrs, lying in hospital with injuries sustained during last weeks during protests against State Goverment's intended forced aquisition of their land for a "Special Economic Zone, when 14 people were killed as a result of Police firing into a crowd.
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  • Photo by Heathcliff Omalley..Nandigram, West Bengal, India 22 March 2007..People in the outlying villages of the town of Nandigram, where 14 civillians were killed last week during protests against State Goverment's intended forced aquisition of their land for a "Special Economic Zone.
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  • Photo by Heathcliff Omalley..Calcutta, West Bengal, India 23 March 2007..Street scenes in the West Bengal capital of Calcutta, located in Eastern India on the bank of the River Hooghly, it has a population of 6 Million, making it the fourth largest city in India..  Formerly the Capital of the British Raj until it was moved to Dehli in 1911, Calcutta has been ruled by the Marxist CPI(M) party for the past three decades, making it the longest running democratically elected Communist government in the world.
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  • Photo by Heathcliff Omalley..Calcutta, West Bengal, India 23 March 2007..Thousands of Bengali's gathered in Calcutta today in protest at State Goverment's poor handling of an intended forced aquisition of land in the Nandigram area for a "Special Economic Zone" which has now been temporarily put on hold since the killing by police of 14 demonstrators a week ago.. Formerly the Capital of the British Raj until it was moved to Dehli in 1911, Calcutta has been ruled by the Marxist CPI(M) party for the past three decades, making it the longest running democratically elected Communist government in the world.
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  • Photo by Heathcliff Omalley..Calcutta, West Bengal, India 23 March 2007..Thousands of Bengali's gathered in Calcutta today in protest at   State Goverment's poor handling of an intended forced aquisition of  land in the Nandigram area for a "Special Economic Zone" which has now been temporarily put on hold since the killing by police of 14 demonstrators a week ago..  Formerly the Capital of the British Raj until it was moved to Dehli in 1911, Calcutta has been ruled by the Marxist CPI(M) party for the past three decades, making it the longest running democratically elected Communist government in the world.
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  • Photo by Heathcliff Omalley..Calcutta, West Bengal, India 23 March 2007..Thousands of Bengali's gathered in Calcutta today in protest at   State Goverment's poor handling of an intended forced aquisition of  land in the Nandigram area for a "Special Economic Zone" which has now been temporarily put on hold since the killing by police of 14 demonstrators a week ago..  Formerly the Capital of the British Raj until it was moved to Dehli in 1911, Calcutta has been ruled by the Marxist CPI(M) party for the past three decades, making it the longest running democratically elected Communist government in the world.
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  • Photo by Heathcliff Omalley..Calcutta, West Bengal, India 23 March 2007..Thousands of Bengali's gathered in Calcutta today in protest at   State Goverment's poor handling of an intended forced aquisition of  land in the Nandigram area for a "Special Economic Zone" which has now been temporarily put on hold since the killing by police of 14 demonstrators a week ago..  Formerly the Capital of the British Raj until it was moved to Dehli in 1911, Calcutta has been ruled by the Marxist CPI(M) party for the past three decades, making it the longest running democratically elected Communist government in the world.
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  • Photo by Heathcliff Omalley..Calcutta, West Bengal, India 23 March 2007..Street scenes in the West Bengal capital of Calcutta, located in Eastern India on the bank of the River Hooghly, it has a population of 6 Million, making it the fourth largest city in India..  Formerly the Capital of the British Raj until it was moved to Dehli in 1911, Calcutta has been ruled by the Marxist CPI(M) party for the past three decades, making it the longest running democratically elected Communist government in the world.
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  • Photo by Heathcliff Omalley..Calcutta, West Bengal, India 23 March 2007..Thousands of Bengali's gathered in Calcutta today in protest at   State Goverment's poor handling of an intended forced aquisition of  land in the Nandigram area for a "Special Economic Zone" which has now been temporarily put on hold since the killing by police of 14 demonstrators a week ago..  Formerly the Capital of the British Raj until it was moved to Dehli in 1911, Calcutta has been ruled by the Marxist CPI(M) party for the past three decades, making it the longest running democratically elected Communist government in the world.
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  • Photo by Heathcliff Omalley..Calcutta, West Bengal, India 23 March 2007..Street scenes in the West Bengal capital of Calcutta, located in Eastern India on the bank of the River Hooghly, it has a population of 6 Million, making it the fourth largest city in India..  Formerly the Capital of the British Raj until it was moved to Dehli in 1911, Calcutta has been ruled by the Marxist CPI(M) party for the past three decades, making it the longest running democratically elected Communist government in the world.
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  • Photo by Heathcliff Omalley..Calcutta, West Bengal, India 23 March 2007..Street scenes in the West Bengal capital of Calcutta, located in Eastern India on the bank of the River Hooghly, it has a population of 6 Million, making it the fourth largest city in India..  Formerly the Capital of the British Raj until it was moved to Dehli in 1911, Calcutta has been ruled by the Marxist CPI(M) party for the past three decades, making it the longest running democratically elected Communist government in the world.
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  • Photo by Heathcliff Omalley..Sagar Island, West Bengal, India 25 March 2007..<br />
Muslim women scour for coins left by Hindu Pilgrims in the sand on Gangasagar beach..Gangasagar is situated on the southern tip of Sagar Island in the bay of Bengal where the River Ganges finally meets the ocean after it's 1500 mile journey from the Himalayas. Annually the island plays host to hundreds of thousands of Hindu pilgrims .who take part in the Gangasagar Mela festival bathing en masse,washing away their sins.
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  • Photo by Heathcliff Omalley..Sagar Island, West Bengal, India 25 March 2007..<br />
Muslim women scour for coins left by Hindu Pilgrims in the sand on Gangasagar beach..Gangasagar is situated on the southern tip of Sagar Island in the bay of Bengal where the River Ganges finally meets the ocean after it's 1500 mile journey from the Himalayas. Annually the island plays host to hundreds of thousands of Hindu pilgrims .who take part in the Gangasagar Mela festival bathing en masse,washing away their sins.
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  • Photo by Heathcliff Omalley..Sagar Island, West Bengal, India 25 March 2007..A macabre looking raking tool used by Muslim women to scour  for coins left by Hindu Pilgrims lies in the sand on Gangasagar beach..Gangasagar is situated on the southern tip of Sagar Island in the bay of Bengal where the River Ganges finally meets the ocean after it's 1500 mile journey from the Himalayas. Annually the island plays host to hundreds of thousands of Hindu pilgrims .who take part in the  Gangasagar Mela festival bathing en masse,washing away their sins.
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