Agra, Taj Mahal 2019

Agra, Taj Mahal 2019

Agra, Taj Mahal 2019

Agra, Taj Mahal 2019

Agra, Taj Mahal 2019

Agra, Taj Mahal 2019

Agra, Taj Mahal 2019

Agra, Taj Mahal 2019

Agra, Taj Mahal 2019

Agra, Taj Mahal 2019

Agra, Itimad-ud-Daulah (Baby Taj) 2019

Agra Fort 2019

Agra Fort 2019

Agra Fort 2019

Agra Fort 2019

Agra Fort 2019

Agra, primary school 2019

Fatehpur Sikri 2019

Fatehpur Sikri, Jama Masjid (mosque) 2019

Fatehpur Sikri, Jama Masjid (mosque): tomb of Shaikh Salim Chishti 2019

Fatehpur Sikri, Jama Masjid (mosque) 2019

New Delhi, old Delhi: Jama Masjid, view from the minaret 2019

New Delhi, old Delhi: Jama Masjid 2019

New Delhi, old Delhi: Jama Masjid, on the minaret 2019

New Delhi, old Delhi: Red Fort 2019

New Delhi, old Delhi, near Jama Masjid 2019

New Delhi, old Delhi, near Jama Masjid 2019

New Delhi, old Delhi, near Jama Masjid 2019

New Delhi, old Delhi, near Jama Masjid 2019

Train from Sawai Madhopur to Jaipur, standing room only next to the overswapping toilette 2019

Train from Sawai Madhopur to Jaipur, standing room only next to the overswapping toilette 2019

Mumbai, Gateway to India and Taj Palace Hotel 2019

Mumbai, Dhobi Gat - washing laundry 2019

Mumbai, Churchgate Station; Dabbawallas distributing food 2019

Mumbai, young man painting a traffic island barefoot 2019

Mumbai, “UNESCO World Heritage Site” Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST)2019

Mumbai, on the road to Pune 2019

Mumbai, Elephanta Island 2019

Mumbai, Elephanta Island 2019

Mumbai, Elephanta Island 2019

Mumbai, Elephanta Island 2019

Ellora, Buddhist cave temples and monasteries 2019

Ellora, Buddhist cave temples and monasteries 2019

Ellora, Buddhist cave temples and monasteries 2019

Rajasthan, Jaipur, old city: elephants walking down Chaura Rasta street 2019

Rajasthan, Jaipur, old city, dyed, dry scarf is folded 2019

Rajasthan, Jaipur, old city: Jantar Mantar 18th century observatory 2019

Rajasthan, Jaipur, old city: Hawa Mahal built in 1799, 2019

Rajasthan, Jaipur, painter 2019

Rajasthan, Jaipur, man reading newspaper on a stone bench 2019

Rajasthan, Jaipur, old city, pupils 2019

Rajasthan, Jaipur, old city 2019

Rajasthan, Jaipur, train station 2019

Rajasthan, Jaipur, old city, wedding hall 2019

Rajasthan, Jaipur, old city, New Gate 2019

Rajasthan, Jaipur, old city: Hawa Mahal built in 1799, 2019

Rajasthan, Amber Fort (construction started in 1592) is located near Jaipur 2019

Rajasthan, Amber Fort (construction started in 1592) is located near Jaipur 2019

Rajasthan, Amber Fort (construction started in 1592) is located near Jaipur 2019

Rajasthan, Amber Fort (construction started in 1592) is located near Jaipur, cleaning staff 2019

Rajasthan, Amber Fort (construction started in 1592) is located near Jaipur 2019

Rajasthan, Amber Fort (construction started in 1592) is located near Jaipur 2019

Rajasthan, Amber Fort (construction started in 1592) is located near Jaipur 2019

Rajasthan, Amber Fort (construction started in 1592) is located near Jaipur 2019

Rajasthan, Bikaner, waiting for the train to pass 2019

Rajasthan, Bikaner, Bazar 2019

Rajasthan, Bikaner, Bazar 2019

Rajasthan, Bikaner, Bazar 2019

Rajasthan, Bikaner, Bazar 2019

Rajasthan, Bikaner, fortress 2019

Rajasthan, Jodhpur (the blue city), view from the fortress 2019

Rajasthan, Jodhpur (the blue city) 2019

Rajasthan, Jodhpur (the blue city), fortress and palace 2019

Rajasthan, Jodhpur (the blue city), well Tunwarji ka Jhaira 2019

Rajasthan, Jodhpur (the blue city), fortress and palace, guards 2019

Rajasthan, Jodhpur (the blue city), fortress and palace, Chamundaji Temple, Hindu ceremony 2019

Rajasthan, Jodhpur (the blue city), Bazar 2019

Rajasthan, Udaipur, horse stable 2019

Rajasthan, Udaipur, students 2019

Rajasthan, Udaipur, Quran school 2019

Rajasthan, Udaipur, Bazar 2019

Rajasthan, Udaipur 2019

Rajasthan, Udaipur, women baking bread for a wedding 2019

Rajasthan, Jaiselmer, Bazar 2019

Rajasthan, Jaiselmer, Bazar 2019

Rajasthan, Jaiselmer, fortress, Jain Temple 2019

Rajasthan, Jaiselmer, Mandir Palace 2019

Rajasthan, Jaiselmer 2019

Rajasthan, camel tour near Deshnok south of Bikaner 2019

Rajasthan, Badabagh cemetery near Jaiselmer 2019

Rajasthan, Badabagh cemetery near Jaiselmer 2019

Rajasthan, Jaiseri desert lake near Jaiselmer 2019

Rajasthan, Kasuva sand dunes near Jaiselmer 2019

Rajasthan, Kasuva sand dunes near Jaiselmer 2019

Rajasthan, Sam sand dunes near Jaiselmer 2019

Rajasthan, Mount Abbu, Nakki Lake 2019

Rajasthan, Mount Abbu World Life Sanctuary, Plummy peak (1450m) 2019

Rajasthan, Mount Abbu, Sunset Spot 2019

Rajasthan, Mount Abbu World Life Sanctuary, students enjoy the weekend 2019

Rajasthan, Mount Abbu, local tourists enjoy horeseback riding 2019

Rajasthan, Mount Abbu 2019

Rajasthan, Mount Abbu 2019

Rajasthan, Mount Abbu, children walking to school 2019

Varanasi, spiritual capital of India on the Ganges River 2019

Varanasi, spiritual capital of India on the Ganges River 2019

Varanasi, spiritual capital of India on the Ganges River, ritual bath 2019

Varanasi, spiritual capital of India on the Ganges River, ritual bath 2019

Varanasi, spiritual capital of India on the Ganges River 2019

Varanasi, spiritual capital of India on the Ganges River 2019

Varanasi, spiritual capital of India on the Ganges River, priest instructing women how to make offerings 2019

Varanasi, spiritual capital of India on the Ganges River, priest instructing men how to make offerings 2019

Varanasi, beggar suffering from elephantiasis 2019

Varanasi, spiritual capital of India on the Ganges River, man offering water to cow 2019

Varanasi, funeral procession on the way to funeral pyre on Ganges river 2019

Varanasi, spiritual capital of India on the Ganges River, holy Ganges is water carried home 2019

Varanasi, spiritual capital of India on the Ganges River, man praying 2019

Varanasi, spiritual capital of India on the Ganges River, morning badminton match 2019

Varanasi, spiritual capital of India on the Ganges River 2019

Varanasi, spiritual capital of India on the Ganges River, dog resting on motorcycle 2019

Varanasi, spiritual capital of India on the Ganges River, woman begging with Cobra 2019

Varanasi, spiritual capital of India on the Ganges River, Hindu priests performing Puja Ganga Aarti ceremony at the Dashashwamedh Ghat 2019

Varanasi, spiritual capital of India on the Ganges River 2019

Varanasi, spiritual capital of India on the Ganges River,  Macaque monkeys 2019

Varanasi, spiritual capital of India on the Ganges River,  Rickshaw 2019

Varanasi, spiritual capital of India on the Ganges River,  Kashi Vishwanath Dham project: Prime minister Narendra Modi ordered the redevelopment of a historical neighborhood by tearing down many buildings to construct a road to the Dashashwamedh Ghat against the opposition of residents and architetcts: Only temples were left and will be restored. 2019

Varanasi, spiritual capital of India on the Ganges River,  Kashi Vishwanath Dham project: Prime minister Narendra Modi ordered the redevelopment of a historical neighborhood by tearing down many buildings to construct a road to the Dashashwamedh Ghat against the opposition of residents and architetcts: Only temples were left and will be restored. 2019

Varanasi, spiritual capital of India on the Ganges River,  Kashi Vishwanath Dham project: Prime minister Narendra Modi ordered the redevelopment of a historical neighborhood by tearing down many buildings to construct a road to the Dashashwamedh Ghat against the opposition of residents and architetcts: Only temples were left and will be restored. 2019

Varanasi, train station 2019

Sarnath (near Varanasi)  Dhamekh Stupa is supposed to be on the spot, where Buddha held his first sermon after enlightenment. 2019

Bodh Gaya, Pilgrimage site for Buddhists, because Buddha was enlightned under the Bodhi tree here. 2019

Bodh Gaya, Pilgrimage site for Buddhists, because Buddha was enlightned under the Bodhi tree here. 2019

Bodh Gaya, Pilgrimage site for Buddhists, because Buddha was enlightned under the Bodhi tree here. Monks are decorating a stupa with flowers. 2019

Bodh Gaya, Pilgrimage site for Buddhists, because Buddha was enlightned under the Bodhi tree here. 2019

Bodh Gaya, Pilgrimage site for Buddhists, because Buddha was enlightned under the Bodhi tree here. Tibetan pilgrims. 2019

Bodh Gaya, Pilgrimage site for Buddhists, because Buddha was enlightned under the Bodhi tree here. 2019

Bodh Gaya, Pilgrimage site for Buddhists, because Buddha was enlightned under the Bodhi tree here. 2019

Bodh Gaya, Pilgrimage site for Buddhists, because Buddha was enlightned under the Bodhi tree here. 2019

Bodh Gaya, Pilgrimage site for Buddhists, because Buddha was enlightned under the Bodhi tree here. 2019

Bodh Gaya, Pilgrimage site for Buddhists, because Buddha was enlightned under the Bodhi tree here. 2019

Bodh Gaya, Pilgrimage site for Buddhists, because Buddha was enlightned under the Bodhi tree here. 2019

Bodh Gaya, Pilgrimage site for Buddhists, because Buddha was enlightned under the Bodhi tree here. 2019

Bodh Gaya, Pilgrimage site for Buddhists, because Buddha was enlightned under the Bodhi tree here. 2019

Bodh Gaya, Pilgrimage site for Buddhists, because Buddha was enlightned under the Bodhi tree here. 2019

Bodh Gaya, Pilgrimage site for Buddhists, because Buddha was enlightned under the Bodhi tree here. 2019

Bodh Gaya, Pilgrimage site for Buddhists, because Buddha was enlightned under the Bodhi tree here. 2019

Bodh Gaya, Pilgrimage site for Buddhists, because Buddha was enlightned under the Bodhi tree here. 2019

Bodh Gaya, Pilgrimage site for Buddhists, because Buddha was enlightned under the Bodhi tree here. 2019

Bodh Gaya, Pilgrimage site for Buddhists, because Buddha was enlightned under the Bodhi tree here. 2019

Bodh Gaya, Pilgrimage site for Buddhists, because Buddha was enlightned under the Bodhi tree here. 2019

Bodh Gaya, Pilgrimage site for Buddhists, because Buddha was enlightned under the Bodhi tree here. 2019

Bodh Gaya, Pilgrimage site for Buddhists, because Buddha was enlightned under the Bodhi tree here. Monk with a leaf from the Bodhi Tree above, that fell on him. 2019

Bodh Gaya, Pilgrimage site for Buddhists, because Buddha was enlightned under the Bodhi tree here. Hoping to catch a falling leaf from the Bodhi Tree. 2019

Bodh Gaya, Pilgrimage site for Buddhists, because Buddha was enlightned under the Bodhi tree here. Procession around the stupa next to the Bodhi Tree. 2019

Bodh Gaya, Pilgrimage site for Buddhists, because Buddha was enlightned under the Bodhi tree here. 2019

Bodh Gaya, Pilgrimage site for Buddhists, because Buddha was enlightned under the Bodhi tree here. 2019

Bodh Gaya, Pilgrimage site for Buddhists, because Buddha was enlightned under the Bodhi tree here. 2019

Bodh Gaya, Pilgrimage site for Buddhists, because Buddha was enlightned under the Bodhi tree here. 2019

Bodh Gaya, Pilgrimage site for Buddhists, because Buddha was enlightned under the Bodhi tree here. Praying at the Bodhi Tree. 2019

Bodh Gaya, Pilgrimage site for Buddhists, because Buddha was enlightned under the Bodhi tree here. Praying at the Bodhi Tree. 2019

Bodh Gaya, Pilgrimage site for Buddhists, because Buddha was enlightned under the Bodhi tree here. Prayingi nside the stupa next to the Bodhi Tree and getting shawls and other items blessed. 2019

Bodh Gaya, Pilgrimage site for Buddhists, because Buddha was enlightned under the Bodhi tree here. 2019

Bodh Gaya, Pilgrimage site for Buddhists, because Buddha was enlightned under the Bodhi tree here. Making offerings. 2019

Bodh Gaya, Pilgrimage site for Buddhists, because Buddha was enlightned under the Bodhi tree here. 2019

Bodh Gaya, Pilgrimage site for Buddhists, because Buddha was enlightned under the Bodhi tree here. 2019

Bodh Gaya, Pilgrimage site for Buddhists, because Buddha was enlightned under the Bodhi tree here. 2019

Bodh Gaya, Pilgrimage site for Buddhists, because Buddha was enlightned under the Bodhi tree here. 2019

Bodh Gaya, Pilgrimage site for Buddhists, because Buddha was enlightned under the Bodhi tree here. 2019

Bodh Gaya 2019

Bodh Gaya, Pilgrimage site for Buddhists, because Buddha was enlightned under the Bodhi tree here. 2019

Bodh Gaya, Pilgrimage site for Buddhists, because Buddha was enlightned under the Bodhi tree here. Japanese Buddha statue. 2019

Bodh Gaya, Pilgrimage site for Buddhists, because Buddha was enlightned under the Bodhi tree here. Outside the holy ground beggars and hawkers try to make money. 2019

Bodh Gaya, Pilgrimage site for Buddhists, because Buddha was enlightned under the Bodhi tree here. Outside the holy ground beggars and hawkers try to make money. 2019

Bodh Gaya, Pilgrimage site for Buddhists, because Buddha was enlightned under the Bodhi tree here. Outside the holy ground beggars and hawkers try to make money. 2019

Bodh Gaya, Pilgrimage site for Buddhists, because Buddha was enlightned under the Bodhi tree here. Shops for pilgrims. 2019

Bodh Gaya, Pilgrimage site for Buddhists, because Buddha was enlightned under the Bodhi tree here. Travel agencies for pilgrims. 2019