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Sheuliy, shuts her eyes as Rezaul Karim throws flaming knives at her during a performance at the Olympic Circus, in Jamsha, Bangladesh, Oct. 31, 2013.
Sheuliy, who doesn't know her age, got married to another circus worker when she was 10 or 11 years old. She never had a chance to go to school.
Rezaul, who is 52 years old, joined the circus when he was a teenager. He dropped out of school when he was 12 years old.
Generations of low income families are born into circuses with rarely the hope of ever working in different professions or escaping the harsh realities of the circus. The children, often very young, are trained to be full working members usually without the opportunity for an education.
As modernization slowly takes over the landscape of Bangladesh, the circus is a dying art form and is moving further and further away from mainstream entertainment.
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Baby Akhter Sultang holds her 3-year-old son, Shobujh as she watches a performance through the curtains at the Olympic Circus, Oct. 31, 2013 in Jamsha, Bangladesh.
Baby, who doesn't know her age, grew up in the circus without ever having the chance to attend school. She has been performing for six years, does not enjoy performing but says she stays because she needs the money.
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Two circus performers ride an elephant past the circus tent of the Olympic Circus in Jamsha, Bangladesh, Nov. 1, 2013.
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Puja Sarker, 8, practices performing with Mohammad Moshroom, before working in the Olympic Circus, Nov. 1, 2013.
Puja was born into the circus, as were her parents, and never had the chance to attend school.
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Bristi Akhter, 16 , has her hair checked for bugs by her mother, Sheuliy, in the residential area behind the Olympic Circus, Oct. 31, 2013.
Bristi, was born into the circus. Last month she got married to her cousin. She dropped out of school when she was 14 to start performing.
Sheuliy, who doesn't know her age, got married to another circus worker when she was 10 or 11 years old. She never had a chance to go to school.
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Women and children watch a performance at the Olympic Circus, Nov. 1, 2013.
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Nishan, 7, practices performing with his father, Mohammad Moshroom, before they work in the Olympic Circus, Nov. 1, 2013.
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A young boy looks out from a performance drum at the Olympic Circus, Oct. 31, 2013.
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Men try to purchase tickets through the window of the Olympic Circus, Oct. 31, 2013.
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Puja Sarker, 8, performs at the Olympic Circus, Nov. 1, 2013.
Puja was born into the circus, as were her parents, and never had the chance to attend school.
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Puja Sarker, 8, looks at an older circus worker before she performs at the Olympic Circus, Nov. 1, 2013.
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Bristi Akhter, 16, looks out from her makeshift home in the residential area behind the Olympic Circus, Oct. 31, 2013.
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A young boy exits a drum during a presentation at the Olympic Circus, Nov. 1, 2013.
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Puja Sarker, 8, retrieves a soccer ball during her free time in the morning before performing at the Olympic Circus, Nov. 1, 2013.
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Baby Akhter Sultang applies makeup as her 3-year-old son, Shobujh, lays on their bed at the Olympic Circus, Nov. 1, 2013.
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Biti, 15, performs in the Olympic Circus, Nov. 1, 2013.
Biti left school after the third grade and was sent into the circus by her family because they needed money.
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Sharif, 11 , and Nishan, 7, hold flaming sticks in their mouth as their father Mohammad Moshroom spins them on a pole during a performance at the Olympic Circus, Oct. 31, 2013.
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Shobujh Sultang, 3, sits on the knife throwing board in the residential area of the Olympic Circus, Oct. 31, 2013.
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Bristi Akhter, 16, and Biti, 15, watch a performance during the Olympic Circus, Oct. 31, 2013.
Bristi, was born into the circus and dropped out of school when she was 14 to start performing. Biti left school after the third grade and was sent into the circus by her family because they needed money.
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Puja Sarker, 8, performs at the Olympic Circus, Oct. 31, 2013.
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Puja Sarker, 8, goofs around during her free time in the morning before performing at the Olympic Circus, Nov. 1, 2013.
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Sharif Moshroom, 11, hangs from a ladder backstage during the Olympic Circus, Oct. 31, 2013.
