The image shows a group of people, including children, gathered in a courtyard. They are watching a man in a turban who is kneeling on the ground in front of a large bird. The bird is a vulture and it is eating from a pile of scraps on the ground. The people are dressed in rags and they look poor and hungry. The courtyard is surrounded by tall buildings with broken windows. A rope swing hangs from the top of one of the buildings. The image is full of hopelessness and despair.