Statues for religious occasions are made by hand from straw and mud in the suburb Kumartuli

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Size: 6000px × 4000px
Location: Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Photo credit: © Frank Bienewald / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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