Today we visited a Hindu temple area comprised of many temples of various sizes dedicated to various gods and goddesses. A very low and very dirty river ran through the temple area, where there are many funeral pyres. This site was important to us because it is an area that "houses" a large number of homeless persons. Our home health care worker, Bimala, took us to see the work that she does for another NGO that serves homeless persons. The boys pictured above are among the many children who live on the street. They usually survive by picking pockets and stealing and are often addicted to sniffing glue. We observed one of these little boys lying in a corner with a blanket sniffing glue.
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