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  • Three buffalo along the banks of the Ganges River, Varanasi, India.
    3 buffalo along the banks of the gan..ndia
  • Morning light streams down an alleyway, or gulley, along the Ganges River in Varanasi, India.
    morning light, varanasi, india.
  • A young girl in Varanasi, India
    young girl, india
  • A Sadhu performs morning oblations in the Ganges River in Varanasi, India
    Sadhu, Ganges River, India
  • A man of the Brahman cast descends the steps in his home during the morning of Diwali in Jodhpur, the Blue City, India.
    A man of the Brahman cast descends t..dia.
  • Women selling vegetables along Leh's main bazaar during the Ladakh Festival, Ladakh, India
    Women selling vegetables along Leh's..ndia
  • Portrait of a young girl and child in a village near the Taj Mahal in Agra, India
    Young girl and child in a village ne..dia.
  • Ram Ji, a boatman who works on the Ganges River in Varanasi, India rows tourists in his boat to earn his living.
    Ram Ji, Boatman, Ganges River, Varan..ndia
  • A wooden boat rests in tranquility along the Ganges River in Varanasi, India.
    Wooden Boat on the Ganges River, Var..dia.
  • A man contemplates on a platform overlooking the Ganges River in Varanasi, India while boatloads of tourists pass by.
    contemplative, ganges river, india
  • A young girl sells flowers to pilgrims and tourists in the morning along the ghats of the Ganges River in Varanasi, India.
    Janki selling flowers on the Ganges ..ndia
  • Young monks share a laugh at the Thiksey Monastery in Ladakh, India during an annual masked dance performance.
    Young monks share a laugh at Thiksey..dia.
  • A young boy rides in a basket on his father's back in the Kargil District of Ladakh, India.
    Young boy in the Kargil District of ..dia.
  • A woman performs a traditional dance from the state of Orissa at a venue in Varanasi, India.
    Orissa Dancer, India
  • A woman appears shy towards the camera along the streets of Varanasi, India
    woman and red, varanasi, india
  • A woman grinds wheat using a millstone in the Tigri slum, Delhi, India
    India Blue
  • Boys play games of cricket against a backdrop of centuries-old temples in the ancient city of Varanasi which rests along the banks of the Ganges River, India.
    Cricket, Varanasi, India
  • A dog along the Ganges River in Varanasi, India.
    Dog, Ganges River
  • A young monk watches a festival in the capital city of Leh in Ladakh, India.
    Young monk watching festival in Leh,..akh.
  • A young girl in the town of Kargil, Kargil District, Ladakh, J&K, India
    Kargili Girl
  • hands and feet, delhi, india.
  • Neighbors exchange pleasantries as a Brahma Bull walks by in a neighborhood in Jodhpur, India
    Neighbors, Jodhpur, India
  • A woman removing her headdress backstage after a dance during the Ladakh Festival, Ladakh, India
    A woman changing backstage after a d..ndia
  • Portrait of a musician in The Thar Desert of Rajasthan, India
    A musician in the Thar Desert, Rajas..dia.
  • Johpur is known as "The Blue City" due to the Brahman neighborhoods being painted in blue.  The blue is an historic color for Brahman homes that most of the city adopted.  It is said to keep the mosquitoes at bay and the temperatures cooler.<br />
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This is typical of the many alleyways in Jodhpur, India's "Blue City."
    Blue, boy, alleyway, Jodhpur, India.
  • A woman stands along the Ganges River just after sunrise in Varanasi, India.
    Woman on the Ganges
  • In this photograph a Hindu holy man mingles among other pilgrims during a festival in Varanasi, India
    Hindu Holy Man
  • Thiksey Monastery casts a shadow over the Indus River Valley, Ladakh, India.
    Thiksey Monastery casts a shadow ove..lley
  • A woman gives an offering at a shrine near the Ganges River in Varanasi, India
    Offering, Varanasi
  • A woman pauses for a photograph in an alleyway in the city of Varanasi, India. Behind her is a poster for a Bollywood film staring Shahrukh Khan. A tattered rickshaw rests in the background.
    Alleyways of Varanasi
  • Family members relax at their home in the town of Jodhpur, India
    Relaxing in Jodhpur
  • A young school girl in the village of Sunam in the Ropa Valley in Himachal Pradesh, India
    Kinnauri school girl
  • A blue door in the town of Jodhpur, India. Jodhpur is known as "The Blue City."
    The Secret Blue Door
  • Nuns recite prayers during a ceremony at Giabong Monastery in the Ropa Valley, Himachal Pradesh, India
    Nuns, Giabong Monastery
  • An old woman fixes her hair while sitting in the doorway of her old village home in Nesang Village, Himachal Pradesh, India
    Old Woman, Old Village Home
  • School children in Sunam Village, Himachal Pradesh, India
    School Children, Sunam Village
  • A young boy walks home at the end of a long day of selling candles along the Ganges River in Varanasi, India
    Homeward Bound
  • A monk prepares to perform morning duties in the Maitreya Buddha room at Thiksey Monastery, Ladakh, India.
    A monk preparing to perform morning ..tery
  • Monks blow conch shells to call monks to morning puja (prayers) at Thiksey Monastery in Ladakh, India.
    The Call to Morning Prayers
  • A Buddhist Nun during prayers at Giabong Village, Himachal Pradesh, India
    Nun, Himachal Pradesh
  • A girl stands in the doorway of her village home in the community of Ropa, Himachal Pradesh, India
    Young girl in Ropa
  • A laborer breaks rocks for use in construction in the village of Nesang in Himachal Pradesh, India. People breaking rocks earn a few dollars per day.
    Breaking Rocks in Himachal Pradesh
  • Landscape around the village of Nesang in Himachal Pradesh, India
    Himachal Himalaya
  • A Kinnauri man takes a break on the steps of an old building in Giabong Village in the Ropa Valley, Himachal Pradesh, India
    Kinnauri man in Giabong Village
  • Deepavali means "row of lights/lamps" in Sanskrit. It is called "Divali" in North India. The festival is celebrated on the occasion of Krishna and his wife Satyabhama killing a demon Narakasura.
    Earthen Candles
  • A scene along the ghats in Varansi, India. Pilgrims come to the Ganges River, believing that to die there will bring salvation.
    Scene along the ghats in Varanasi
  • Hindu Pilgrims dip in the Ganges River in Varanasi, India, believing that a dip in the Ganges will cleanse them from their sins.
    A dip in the Ganges
  • An old woman walks down the street as a young man peddles by on a bicycle in an alleyway in Varanasi, India, beneath a rising moon.
    Night in a Varanasi Alleyway
  • A man and his dog in the alleyways of Varanasi, India.
    A man and his dog
  • Jamima Kumar, from Madanpur Kumar neighborhood in New Delhi, India, brushes her teeth as she prepares for the school day at the Good Samaritan School.
    Jamima brushes her teeth as she prep..ool.
  • A woman makes an offering to the rising sun while standing in the Ganga River in Varanasi, India. It looks as though she holds the sun in her hands.
    Morning Offering, Ganga River, Varanasi
  • A man helps make envelopes in the Jama Masjid area of Old Delhi, India
    The Envelope Maker
  • Children outside a home in the Tigri Slum, Delhi, India
    Tigri Slum, Delhi
  • A Ladakhi man lets an arrow fly during the archery competition at the Ladakh Festival, held each September in Leh, Ladakh, India.
    Archery in Leh
  • A husband and wife say their goodbyes as their son looks on at the railway station in Jodhpur, India
    Goodbyes
  • A monastery door and prayer wheels. The monastery is located in the village of Ropa, Himachal Pradesh, India
    Monastery Door, Ropa Village
  • A Kinnauri woman walks up the stairs in her home in the village of Nesang, Himachal Pradesh, India
    Kinnauri Woman and Blue
  • In Himachal Pradesh, as in much of the Himalaya and Karakoram mountains, people dry apricots on their rooftop. This is a scene in the village of Giabong in the Ropa Valley, India
    Drying Apricots on Rooftop
  • A Kinnauri woman tends to the fields in the Ropa Valley of Himachal Pradesh, India
    Tending the fields
  • A sister and her brother laugh while at play in the village of Giabong in the Ropa Valley, Himachal Pradesh, India
    laughter
  • A child gives a "namaste," a traditional greeting, in the village of Giabong in the Ropa Valley, Himachal Pradesh, India
    Namaste
  • A young girl walks across the roof of a house which sits next to a monastery in the village of Nesang in Himachal Pradesh, India.
    Nesang, Himachal Pradesh
  • A Kinnauri woman wears her traditional hat and jewelry as she waits outside a medical clinic in the Ropa Valley, Himachal Pradesh, India
    Kinnauri Woman
  • A woman pours milk tea during a prayer ceremony at Giabong Monastery in Ropa Valley, Himachal Pradesh, India.
    Giabong Village Monastery
  • A boy wearing a blue sweater stands next to a blue painted wall on the streets of Varanasi, India.
    Boy in Blue
  • A clothes washerman (A Dhobi Wallah) washeds clothes along the Ganges River in Varanasi, India. The word dhobi comes from the Hindi word "dhona," which means, "to wash."
    The Dhobi Wallah
  • Entering the neighborhood of Madanpur Khadar in Delhi, India.
    Madanpur Khadar
  • An elderly Kinnauri woman wearing the traditional hat and jewelry of her people. The Kinnauri people live in Himachal Pradesh, North India
    Old Woman, Himalaya
  • A man cooks Indian bread on a stove in the kitchen of a small restaurant in the village of Giabong in the Ropa Valley of Himachal Pradesh, India
    Cooking Bread
  • Thukpa, a Tibetan noodle soup, made with meat and hot sauce, is served in a small restaurant in the village of Giabong in the Ropa Valley of Himachal Pradesh, India
    Thukpa
  • A Kinnauri Woman sits in the doorway of a small school room in Sunam Village in the Ropa Valley of Himachal Pradesh, India
    Kinnauri Woman, Sunam Village
  • A dog lies in the shadows in the ruins of building along the Ganges River in Varanasi, India
    Let sleeping dogs lie
  • A young girl poses for a photograph after her wash in the Ganges River in Varanasi, India.
    Girl in Varanasi
  • Monks blow Conch Shells to call monks to prayer in the early morning at Thiksey Monastery, Ladakh, India.
    Blowing the Conch Shell, Thiksey, Ladkah
  • While the Indus River is often raging with glacial melt, here the Upper Indus River is calm and tranquil on an October afternoon.
    The Indus River, Ladakh, India.
  • Ice forms along the edges of the Zanskar River as early as October.
    Ice forms on the Zanskar River, Lada..dia.
  • People touch the feet of elders to show respect and in return receive a blessing
    Respect and Blessing
  • Polo matches take place during the fall at the polo grounds in Leh, Ladakh
    Polo in Ladakh
  • Young monks talk shortly after finishing morning prayers at Thiksey Monastery in Ladakh, October 2011.
    Young monks leaving morning prayers,..ksey
  • A Rudy Shelduck on Ladkah's Changtang plateau
    Rudy Shelduck, Tso Kar
  • The Ram Lila, which reenacts the Hindu epic the Ramayana, typically presented over a 10-day period in the fall. Here, two grown men show respect to the boys who portray Hindu gods.
    The Ram Lila Celebration
  • In Ladakh most families will send one of their children to the monastery to live out their life. Their is an intricate relationship between the monastic life and the local communities. Monks perform monthly pujas during the full moon and perform rights of marriage and burial.
    Monk, Thiksey monastery.
  • A woman looks at her child in the Tigri Slum, Delhi
    Tigri Slum, Delhi
  • Ladakh's Karnak nomads moving pastures in during the summer of 2005.
    Ladakh's Karnak Nomads
  • A boys face is being painted as he prepares for his role in the Ram Lila, which reenacts the Hindu epic the Ramayana, typically presented over a 10-day period in the fall.
    Backstage before the Ram Lila
  • There is a lot of life to be seen walking the streets of Varanasi at night. In this image vendors sell food, mean sit and talk, and the town is still vibrant into the late hours.
    Night Scene in Varanasi
  • A woman inside her home, Tigri Slum, Delhi
    Portrait, Tigri Slum
  • A Tibetan child inside a nomad tent in the camp of Puga on Ladakh's Changtang plateau
    Tibetan child, Puga
  • Horses moving away from an incoming storm near Tso Kar, Ladakh
    RBT_8272.jpg
  • Black-necked Cranes beneath the Himalayan mountains on Ladakh's Changtang plateau
    Black-necked Cranes and the Himalaya
  • Rudy Shelduck's and Black-necked Cranes near Tso Kar lake on Ladakh's Changtang plateau
    Rudy Shelduck's and Black-necked Cranes
  • Three Kinnauri women gather and play as they wait in line at a medical clinic in the village of Giabong, Himachal Pradesh
    Three Kinnauri Women
  • A woman living in a Kinnauri village who is not Kinnauri does not wear the traditional Kinnauri hat. She will wear clothing more distinctive of her background.
    Woman in Himalaya
  • Nepali laborers are common throughout many parts of the Himalaya. In this photograph a Nepali laborer is seen with his wood cutting tools.
    Nepali Laborer, Himachal Pradesh
  • Women roast barley, which will be ground into flour for consumption, in the village of Nesang in Himachal Pradesh.
    Roasting the Barley
  • A boy plays the role of a woman in The Ram Lila, which reenacts the Hindu epic the Ramayana, typically presented over a 10-day period in the fall.
    Young boy performs in the Ram Lila
  • Deepavali is a Hindu festival. During this time rows of lights/lamps are lit. The festival is celebrated on the occasion of Krishna and his wife Satyabhama killing a demon Narakasura.
    Lamp Lighting
  • A woman brings up clothes that have been washed in the Ganges River in order to dry them
    Washerwoman
  • Women from the Delhi neighborhood of Madanpur Khadar extend a traditional greeting of "Namaskar."
    Traditional Greeting
  • Monastery Detail, Thiksey Monastery, Ladakh
    Monastery Detail, Thiksey
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