Jama Mosque, Old Delhi
Raptors swirl around one of the many towers of this mosque, the largest in...
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At rest, Jama Mosque, Old Delhi
Hundreds of worshippers rest in the shade of the arcades surrounding the huge...
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Asleep, Jama Mosque, Old Delhi
The marble floor below this slumbering worshipper makes a hard bed, but its...
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Remembering Gandhi, Delhi
On this spot, known as the Raj Ghat, Mahatma Gandhi, father of modern...
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Quthub Minaret, Delhi
This 240 foot high minaret, dating to 1193, marks the advent of India's...
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The First Mosque, Delhi
The Might of Islam Mosque was India's first, built in 1193. Today,...
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Raisina Hill, Delhi
This hill was selected by the British as the site of India's new capital....
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Gridlock on the Delhi-Jaipur Highway
India's 1.13 billion people tax its highway system, particularly those...
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Pilgrims bound for Jaipur
India's flag bearing religious devotees walk long distances to...
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Schoolroom chase, Simode
Our bus was passing through the village of Simode, between Delhi and Jaipur,...
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Sari, Jaipur
Sari's come in all colors and styles. In Rajasthan, the colors are...
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Surrounded, Jaipur
An Islamic woman seems lost in a sea of men on this Jaipur street corner. I...
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Painted elephant, Amber Fort, Jaipur
Dozens of elephants still walk the walls of this historic 16th century...
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The spy, Amber Fort and Palace, Jaipur
The three story gateway to the palace features a sole window for women of the...
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Walls and time, Amber Palace, Jaipur
The Fort and Palace of Amber, just outside of Jaipur, was built in...
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Red marks the spot, Amber Fort, Jaipur
A intimate view of one of the many elephants that carry tourists around the...
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Bus stop, Jaipur
Travelers of every age crowd the dilapidated buses that form the backbone of...
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Cow, City Palace, Jaipur
Cows are sacred to India's Hindus. They have an honored place in society,...
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Territorial claims, Jaipur
A cow faces down a flock of local pigeons in Jaipur's Old City....
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Holi Bonfire, Jaipur
I made this photograph from a moving bus while rolling through one of...
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Man of many colors, Jaipur
Holi is a wild holiday in India, celebrating the triumph of good over evil....
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Road Risk in Rajasthan
Big trucks rule the rural roads of India -- people are somehow able to...
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Ashram elder, Rajasthan
We stopped briefly at an Ashram, a community formed for the spiritual...
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Wedding procession, Sawai Madhopur
As we were driving through the city of Sawai Madhopur, traffic came to...
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Overload, Sawai Madopur
Indian trucks make the most of every load of produce. Not only is the...
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The Nahargarh Hotel, Ranthambore
Our hotel just outside Ranthambore National Park, one of India's...
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Moonset at Ranthambore
As we prepared to leave our hotel for our early morning game drive in...
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On the track of the tiger, Ranthambore
There are only 26 tigers in Ranthambore. They are solitary animals and are...
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Peacock, Ranthambore
As dawn breaks, we saw peacocks by the dozen. We were hoping to find a tiger.
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Tiger tracks, Ranthambore
Tiger pug marks were all over this curb along side the road we were...
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Tiger on the hunt, Ranthambore
After an hour of searching for this tiger, we found her sitting in a...
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Marking Territory, Ranthambore
The tiger in the previous image walked directly in front of our vehicle for...
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Tiger traffic, Ranthambore
The tiger in the preceding images continued to walk down the road in...
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Camel herd, near Sawai Madhopur
Dozens of captive camels filled the road around our tour bus. I made...
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Gypsies, near Dausa
This gypsy caravan had stopped just in front of our bus. We stopped as...
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Woman and water buffalo, Abhangri
We had a brief visit with this woman who farms in a small village in...
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Barbershop, Chandbaori
Our bus stopped briefly for supplies in this small Rajasthan town. We...
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Bewilderment in Chandbaori
I also made this image through the open door of our bus during a short supply...
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Village bus, rural Rajasthan
The front end of a handbuilt truck that serves as a bus in rural village,...
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At prayer, Abhangri
A Muslim at prayer in Abhaneri, a small village in Southeastern...
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Holy men, Fatehpur Sikri
These turbaned holy men were meditating in an arcade surrounding the...
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The Great Mosque of Fatehpur Sikri
A 175 foot high gateway -- the largest in Asia -- dominates a seven mile long...
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Tomb attendant, Fatehpur Sikri
The great mosque of Fatehpur Sikri contains the tomb of Salim Chishti, a Sufi...
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Sunrise at the Taj Mahal, Agra
The Taj Mahal is Indian's premier tourist attraction. Thousands of camera...
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First light, Taj Mahal, Agra
I found the early morning light on the edges of the Taj just as...
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Resting tourists, Taj Mahal, Agra
Two to four million people visit the Taj Mahal each year, with more...
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No shoe for the shoe shop man, Agra
There is more to Agra than the Taj Mahal. I found this picture in the...
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The other side of the Taj, Agra
Few foreign visitors take the time to visit the park just across the Yamuna...
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Drug store, Agra
In India, medicines are sold (mostly without prescription) in Chemists shops...
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The shock of color, near Jhansi
Two things fascinate me about this picture. The blue sari and veil seems...
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Khajuraho Dawn
A rising sun is echoed in the design of an ornamental gate in the village of...
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Village portrait, Khajuraho
This child never smiled -- she stared into my camera as if she had never seen...
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Village street, Khajuraho
These children pay no heed to Coca Cola's advertising, which...
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The Temples of Khajuraho
In the 10th Century, the remote village of Khajuraho was the center of the...
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Temple facade, Khajuraho
The restored Chandela temples at Khajuraho are famous for their...
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The streets of Varanasi
Varanasi, the holiest of India's Hindu cities, has little...
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A pilgrim arrives in Varanasi
Bearing a red flag, a bearded religious pilgrim completes an arduous trip on...
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Pollution, Varanasi
Pollution is a problem in Varanasi. These women are covering their...
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Three in one, Varanasi
Three women share a rickshaw -- they carry balloons from a Hindu celebration.
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Breakfast in Varanasi
Steaming pots of food line the streets of Varanasi early in the morning.
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Street food, Varanasi
Deep fried breakfast delicacies are popular on the streets of Varanasi.
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Religious posters, Varanasi
There are thousands of deities in the Hindu pantheon and each of them...
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Varanasi street corner
This cyclist and his passenger pause for a portrait on a Varanasi street corner.
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Rickshaw traffic, Varanasi
Long lines of cycle-driven rickshaws carry visitors and locals about...
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In the shadows, Varanasi
Street portraits can emerge from odd places. I found this woman...
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The Hotel Ganges, Varanasi
Varanasi, like all Indian cities, offers an abundance of hand lettered signs...
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Cremation ghat, Varanasi
Sanctified by a belief in Shiva's presence and the sacred Ganges,...
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Sacred light ceremony, Varanasi
As darkness falls on the Ganges, India's most sacred river, Hindu priests...
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Saadhu, Varanasi
Saadhus are Hindu holy men -- renouncers who have left behind all...
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Bathing in the Ganges, Varanasi
A morning bath in the Ganges is a purification ritual for Hindus. It...
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Morning prayers on the Ganges, Varanasi
Devout Hindus wash and pray on the ghats of Varanasi every morning....
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Dasashvamedha Ghat, Varanasi
This ghat, a series of steps leading to the Ganges, is Varanasi's holiest...
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Toothbranches, Varanasi
I found this man sitting next to a pile of small branches. They are...
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Street corner Saadhu, Varanasi
This Saadhu, a Hindu holy man, meditates on a Varanasi street corner....
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Youth and age, Varanasi
An old man meditates on the loading dock of a closed bicycle shop,...
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Crow takes flight, Kerala
Kerala is a state on the tropical Malabar Coast of southwestern India. It is...
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The duck-herd, Kerala Backwaters
The Kerala Backwaters are a chain of canals, lagoons, rivers and lakes lying...
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Gandhi's double, Kanjipadam, Kerala
I found this man selling newspapers in small village shop. He reminded...
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Backwaters church, Kerala
The Christian population of Kerala originated with the visit of St....
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Syrian Church, Thambukulam, Kerala
Because of trade winds on the Arabian Sea, Kerala began trading with...
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Riding the river, Kerala
Kerala's backwaters have been used for centuries by local people for...
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Houseboating, Kerala Backwaters
More than 400 houseboats ply the backwaters of Kerala. They are 100...
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Cormorant, Kerala Backwaters
We saw thousands of Cormorants on these waters. This one is drying its wings.
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Hindu temple, Moncombu, Kerala
Incense rises around a Hindu priest at this small village temple.
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Maharaja, Moncumbu, Kerala
A decorated bust pays homage to the memory of one of Moncumubu's maharajas.
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Tailor, Moncombu, Kerala
This tailor is well known in the village of Moncumbu -- I showed this...
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High flyer, Kerala Backwaters
As the sun set on the final evening of our Backwaters cruise, a stork soared...
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School-bound, Aleppy, Kerala
A pair of Islamic boys head for school in Aleppy, the last stop on our...
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Truck decoration, Cochin, Kerala
The trucks in Cochin are among the most decorative we saw in India.
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Truck Driver training, Cochin, Kerala
This chalkboard was hanging on the wall of a truck driver's school just...
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Another decorative truck, Cochin, Kerala
Truck decoration is an art form in Southern India -- we were told that...
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Greetings, Cochin, Kerala
This man was working on the awning of a Hindu temple. As I...
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Faithful, Santa Cruz Church, Cochin
His face seemed carved in ebony. The streched tendons in his hands and neck...
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Prayers by the Arabian Sea, Cochin
The young women in this picture had been standing in the surf. They...
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On the Beach, Cochin, Kerala
A group of crows devour scraps of food in the foreground while a group of...
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Chinese Fishing Nets, Cochin, Kerala
These huge cantilevered nets were introduced to Cochin six hundred...
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Street sweepers, Cochin, Kerala
The streets of Cochin are cleaner and more orderly than those in...
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Cochin fishermen, Keralak
Fishing is the lifeblood of Cochin. Some still seek fish by using the...
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Walking the net, Cochin, Kerala
A single fisherman and a lone crow share a moment on the huge fishing...
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The walls of Cochin, Kerala
There seems to be something to read on every inch of wall space in...
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The catch, Cochin, Kerala
The morning catch provides plenty of fish, prawns, crabs, and even a small...
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Under the nets, Cochin Harbor
Soaring birds and nets greet the inbound ferryboats in Cochin's natural...
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Days end, Cochin Harbor, Kerala
The entrance to Cochin's harbor at sunset presented an...
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Antique shop, Chor Bazaar, Mumbai
Mumbai, formerly known as Bombay, was the last stop on our three week...
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Victoria Terminus, Mumbai
Victoria Terminus was built by the British in 1888. Today it is the most...
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Family in transit, Mumbai
The old steps of Victoria Terminus provide a resting place for this family...
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Commuters, Victoria Terminus, Mumbai
Mumbai was once known as the western gateway to India. Today its...
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Train shed, Victoria Terminus, Mumbai
Mumbai's suburban rail systems carry a total of 2.2 billion...
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Mumbai taxi
There are 60,000 taxis in Mumbai. We rode in three of them during our...
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