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GANGA DEVI 🕉️🌺🙏

“O Ganga! You immediately destroy all sins and miseries. You bestow the ultimate happiness and the supreme liberation, for you are the ultimate shelter.”

Supreme God Kabir Sahib Ji corrected them, saying that true spiritual practice is the only thing that matters, regardless of where one dies.

1978 Bangladesh, Dakha, sleeping by the Ganges

INDIA11311 by a Psychiatrist's view Via Flickr: The life of a hand-pulled rickshaw wallah in Kolkata A strenuous, daily struggle, characterized by hauling passengers and goods through crowded, narrow lanes for a meager income. Despite an official ban in 2006, thousands still operate these colonial-era vehicles, acting as a crucial, traditional transportation link. Key aspects of their life Daily Routine & Struggles: Many pullers are migrants from Bihar, waking early to work 10+ hours, often navigating flooded streets during monsoons. Physical Demands: Pullers carry heavy loads, sometimes hundreds of pounds, often on bare feet or in worn sandals. Meager Livelihood: They earn a few dollars daily (around 35 rupees), and many do not own their vehicles, paying a rental fee to a middleman. Cultural Significance vs. Modernization: While viewed as a "human rights violation" by authorities, they remain essential to residents for navigating waterlogged areas and tight alleyways where autos cannot go. Short Lifespan: Due to the severe physical toll, many rickshaw pullers have a low life expectancy, often dying before age 40 Many have TB HIV + pneumonia STD's and are illiterate. New Market Kolkata Photography’s new conscience linktr.ee/GlennLosack glosack.wixsite.com/tbws