Kolkata new market

Sorting chickens for weight and size. Early morning in the alleys around the meat Market.

Laborers sort chickens for weight and size for the local market.

Laborers hang chickens onto bicycle for delivery all around Kolkata.

A day laborer posing in a side alley near the new Market. He's been around since the early morning hours.

New Market Kolkata India slaughterhouse | the cyclist is prepared for chicken delivery for customer throughout the city.

Very early morning chicken delivery cyclist.

small chicken slaughterhouse near the new market | Day labourers tending various tasks.

A small chicken slaughterhouse near the new market. Day laborers pluck chicken heads and wings to sell to restaurants.

New Market Kolkata India slaughterhouse | in front of the small slaughterhouse, the shop owner butchers a chicken for a customer.

A butcher who cuts the throat of a goat. The Commandment of Islamic slaughter is considered extremely gentle, with a precise and swift cut of the oesophagus and tracheathis severs the two main arteries, stops blood flow to the brain and blocks the pain sensors.

The Commandment of Islamic slaughter is considered extremely gentle, with a precise and swift cut of the esophagus and trachea this severs the two main arteries, stops blood flow to the brain and blocks the pain sensors. The Goat Head will be sold immediately to a dealer in the New Market.

New Market Kolkata India slaughterhouse | Butchers undergo a rigorous and precise training which covers both handcraft and ritual/spiritual practices.

A worker at the slaughterhouse, brings innards for further processing

Restaurant owner and chef, separating meat from the bone.

Child worker posing in the meat hall of the New Market.

The small shops within the Market are passed on since generations. from father to son.

New Market Kolkata India slaughterhouse.