21st Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest People
A man carrying water inside a leather bag.

The traditional water carrier of the city of Kolkata called 'Vistiwala'in local language. who supplies water to the people stayed nearby. Carrying water inside his big leather bag in his shoulder. Now a days they are rare in the city. It's an old traditional practice of supplying water, now almost obsolete today. Here in my picture a young lady surprised to see that 'Vistiwala' in front of her in the city street. Shouldering a 250-year-old profession till today.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 12.2022
Date Uploaded: 11.2023
Photo Location: India
Camera: NIKON D90
Copyright: © Partha Kar