Photos taken in INDIA (58/61)

The Boys, Who Were Lounging Around Talking, Found My Camera And Asked Me To Take Their Picture

Washing In Dhobi Ghat

Looking At Far Off Somewhere

Two Men At The Food Stall

Man With Gray Whiskers In The Dim Shop

Sadhu With Bushy Beard

Stone Mason Was Working

Passengers Were Getting Off The Train Coming Into Churchgate Station Before It Stopped

Man Standing At The Boarding Gate Of A Running Train

Passengers With A Rough Look

Killing Time Around A Taxi

Bitter Face Of A Woman

To See Hindu Women In Bright Saris And A Muslim Woman Draped In Black Descending From The Same Train Was Like Beholding An Illustration In A Textbook On Diversity

When The Three Different Expressions Came Together In A Single Frame, The Image Carried A Strange Intensity, As If It Were An Illustration From Some Ancient Fable

The Dark Rim Painted Beneath The Baby’s Eyes Was More Than Simple Ornamentation; It Was A Talisman, A Line Of Soot Drawn To Ward Off Evil And To Guard The Child’s Fragile Health

In India, A Nose Piercing Is Not Only An Ornament But Also Carries Traditional Cultural Meaning, Sometimes Symbolizing Marriage Or Family Ties

The Workers At This Laundry Are Said To Be Descendants Of A Particular Caste—those Traditionally Bound To The Occupation Of Washing Clothes

Even The Boy Hiding Behind His Friend Didn't Hide His Curiosity

The Neatly Parted Hair Was Like An Invisible Thread Binding Father And Son, Though Neither Of Them Seemed Particularly Aware Of It

The Ajanta Caves, Carved Directly From The Rock, Contain Numerous Images Of The Buddha Sculpted Within Their Chambers

They Say The Aroma Born Of Spices Crushed By Stone Rises More Vividly Than That Produced By Modern Appliances—whether This Stems From Science Or From Faith Is Impossible To Say

Meeting A Cow In Mumbai

Piles Of Mangoes Were Sold On The Roadside, But Many People Were Not Interested

Indian Textiles Were Devastated By The British Industrial Revolution, But They Seem To Be Passed Down Through The Generations Even Today

Taxi Parked Under The Tree

Bright-faced School Girl Wearing Glasses

Man At A Stand

Two Women In Front Of A Temple

Boys And A Spinning Top

Boy And Grandma In A Genaral Store

Man In The Train Opposite

Decoration Of Kailasanatha Temple

Benevolent Man

Older Woman With A Dot

Gray Whiskers And Half-opened Mouth

Smile Of A Stubble-faced Man

Woman Looking Upward

Keen Eyes By The Wayside

Truck On The Straight Road

Boy Couldn't Help Smiling With Pleasure