After my spontaneous photo shoot with the boys during the sightseeing trip, this is what greeted me at the end of the bridge-way leading out of the tomb area. No, this was not my first exposure to beggar children. It was, however, my first realization of beggar children's lifestyle. They live, usually in tents, near famous landmarks or busy intersections. They do not attend school. They work all their young lives as beggars. Many times they work without adult supervision. Some of the children are abducted from their families, taken to a different city to work as professional beggars for organized crime groups. Child begging is a very complex and troublesome problem in India.
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| Beggar children greeting us. |
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| Beggar children. |
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| This child was all alone. |
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| One of the many tents. |
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| A boy standing outside his tent home surrounded by statues of Hindu gods. |
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| A closeup view of one of the Hindu god statues. |
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