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Young man after a visit to Kali temple
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Refreshments in Maiden during a festival
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Person in Nakhoda Mosque
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Parched corn seller in Maidan
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Musician with instrument at a festival in the Maidan
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This gentleman claimed to have been educated in Oxford, England and he spoke and acted as if he had. He frequented a small temple located about where today's Judges Court Road crosses the bridge to Kalighat Road. He was an interesting individual, a learned man and I enjoyed knowing him.
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Man with Snake
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Maidan
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Loading barge upstream a short distance from Howrah Bridge, side opposite Howrah Station.
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Indian Naval Unit in Retreat ceremony in the Maidan,