Kolkata
The iconic Funtnani Chambers Building dates back to the early 20th Century (4/2016)
One of the many small, dense alleyways (4/2016)
Auto Rickshaw in need of repair (4/2016)
The “classic” form of transportation (4/2016)
Taxis, Buses, Auto Rickshaws and Manual Rickshaws dot the city streets (4/2016)
The reflection of movement (4/2016)
Local (4/2016)
Locals (Kolkata – 4/2016)
The owner of Bengal Book Stores stands proud among his stock (4/2016)
Local girl preparing for a bicycle ride (4/2016)
Fresh, early morning shave on the sidewalk (4/2016)
A shopkeeper tends to his stock of Durga and Ganesh statues, both Hindu Deities (4/2016)
Local surrounded by his stock of bamboo (4/2016)
Locals (4/2016)
Locals (4/2016)
Malik Ghat Flower Market (4/2016)
Malik Ghat Flower Market (4/2016)
Malik Ghat Flower Market (4/2016)
Zenana Bathing Ghat (4/2016)
Inside the Zenana Bathing Ghat (4/2016)
Bathers at the Ram Chandra Goenka Ghat approach the Hugli River, south of the famed Howrah Bridge (4/2016)
Victoria Memorial (4/2016)
Victoria Memorial (4/2016)
Statue of Queen Victoria sits in front of the memorial named in her honor (4/2016)
Looking South from the Victoria Memorial (4/2016)
Statue of George Curzon, the Lord of Kedleston between 1898 and 1911, credited with the creation of Eastern Bengal, stands outside the Victoria Memorial (4/2016)
Varanasi
Sunrise Boatman (4/2016)
Sunrise Boatman (4/2016)
Sunrise at Dashashwamedh Ghat (4/2016)
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Sunrise over the Ganges River (4/2016)
Looking south along the banks of the Ganges River (4/2016)
Looking north along the banks of the Ganges River (4/2016)
Looking north along the banks of the Ganges River (4/2016)
Hindu students participate in a morning ritual (4/2016)
Hindu students participate in a morning ritual (4/2016)
Hindu students participate in a morning ritual (4/2016)
Hindu students participate in a morning ritual (4/2016)
Hindu students participate in a morning ritual (4/2016)
Giving my boatman a short rest (4/2016)
Sunrise over the Ganges River (4/2016)
Washing clothes in the Ganges River (4/2016)
Clothes drying after being washed in the Ganges River (4/2016)
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Midday card game (4/2016)
Keeping a watchful eye over the bathing cows (4/2016)
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Activity along the walkway that runs parallel to the Ganges River (4/2016)
Steps & storefronts leading to the Ganges River (4/2016)
Bicycle (4/2016)
Sitar shop (4/2016)
Baba (4/2016)
Baba (4/2016)
Baba with his flute & cobra (4/2016)
Baba (4/2016)
Local woman reading the newspaper in between sales (4/2016)
The bag guy (4/2016)
Pick up cricket game (4/2016)
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Evening ritual of Aarti at Dashashwamedh Ghat (4/2016)
Evening ritual of Aarti at Dashashwamedh Ghat (4/2016)
Evening ritual of Aarti at Dashashwamedh Ghat (4/2016)
Khajuraho
Local children look at the passing landscape on the train ride from Mahoba to Khajuraho (4/2016)
Local boy (4/2016)
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Second grade classroom at Kashi Prasad Bal Vidhya Mandir School (4/2016)
Female relative applied a traditional tilak to the grooms forehead (4/2016)
Groom processed through town on the back of a horse on his way to the wedding ceremony (4/2016)
The mobile “nightclub” that lead the procession to the wedding ceremony (4/2016)
After a few minutes of standing in the periphery, I joined the locals and displayed some of my popular dance moves (4/2016)
Members of the brass band joined in the procession to the wedding ceremony (4/2016)
The man behind the tuba (4/2016)
Decorative archway that lead into the wedding ceremony (4/2016)
Wedding stage (4/2016)
Lakshamana Temple (4/2016)
Detailed carving on the exterior of Lakshamana Temple (4/2016)
Exterior of Lakshamana Temple (4/2016)
Kandariya Mahadeva Temple (4/2016)
Base of Kandariya Mahadeva Temple (4/2016)
Exterior of Devi Jagadambi Temple (4/2016)
Hindi woman walks around exterior of Devi Jagadambi Temple (4/2016)
Interior of Devi Jagadambi Temple (4/2016)
Detailed exterior of Chitragupta Temple (4/2016)
Interior of Chitragupta Temple (4/2016)
Chitragupta Temple (4/2016)
Vishwanath Temple (4/2016)
Quiet moment at the Western Temples (4/2016)
Agra
Morning train from Khajuraho to Agra (4/2016)
My cabin was popular with the railway employees (4/2016)
Agra Fort (4/2016)
Shahjahani Mahal at the Agra Fort (4/2016)
Gems adorned on marble at the Agra Fort (4/2016)
Sweeping views from the Agra Fort (4/2016)
The fresh air of the Taj Mahal grounds (4/2016)
Taj Mahal reflecting pool (4/2016)
Taj Mahal (4/2016)
Crowd less Taj Mahal (4/2016)
Rays of sunshine reflecting off the white marble of the Taj Mahal (4/2016)
Taj Mahal Door (4/2016)
Stairway leading to the upper level of the Taj Mahal (4/2016)
The grandiose size of the Taj Mahal (4/2016)
The dome of the Taj Mahal (4/2016)
The Mosque to the west of the Taj Mahal (4/2016)
The Taj Mahal through the arch of the Mosque (4/2016)
Sunsetting on the Taj Mahal from Mehtab Bagh (4/2016)
You can never have enough cameras gathering footage (4/2016)
Tree at Mehtab Bagh (4/2016)
Taj Mahal from the roof of Saniya Palace Hotel (4/2016)
Children at a local school (4/2016)
Tomb of I’timād-ud-Daulah aka Baby Taj Mahal (4/2016)
Pigeon hiding inside Tomb of I’timād-ud-Daulah (4/2016)
Manali
Prayer Flags (4/2016)
Shrine (4/2016)
Fruit stand (4/2016)
Bricks (4/2016)
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Looking east towards Hampta Pass (4/2016)
Local woman hauling wood back to her village (4/2016)
Viewpoint during my trek (4/2016)
Hari, my faithful guide (4/2016)
Single track (4/2016)
Purple Permulas (4/2016)
Hidimba Devi Temple (4/2016)
Tree-filled park behind the Hidimba Temple (4/2016)
The sunset on Manali Peak (4/2016)
Darkness enveloping Manali (4/2016)
Star-filled sky over Manali Peak (4/2016)
Jaipur
Road leading into the Old City (4/2016)
Entrance to Albert Hall, a museum completed in 1887 (4/2016)
A statue of Garuda, the mount of Lord Vishnu, stands inside Albert Hall (4/2016)
Courtyard at Albert Hall (4/2016)
Vrihat Samrat Yantra, the world’s largest stone sundial (Jantar Mantar – 4/2016)
Rays of sun peak through Vrihat Samrat Yantra (Jantar Mantar – 4/2016)
Millimeter scale to measure the movement of celestial bodies (Jantar Mantar – 4/2016)
Kapala Yantra measures the coordinates of celestial bodies (Jantar Mantar – 4/2016)
The exterior of Hawa Mahal (4/2016)
Courtyard at Nahargarh Fort (4/2016)
Nahargarh Fort (4/2016)
Yes, Mr. Security Guard? (Nahargarh Fort – 4/2016)
Quiet hallway at Nahargarh Fort (4/2016)
Exterior wall at Nahargarh Fort (4/2016)
Jaipur from Nahargarh Fort (4/2016)
Amber Fort from street level (4/2016)
Sun Gate, used for exclusive entry into Amber Fort (4/2016)
Diwan-i-Aam (Hall of Public Audience) sits inside Amber Fort (4/2016)
Courtyard (Amber Fort – 4/2016)
Amber Fort (4/2016)
India’s Finest (Amber Fort – 4/2016)
Exterior of Amber Fort with Nahargarh Fort in the distance (4/2016)
Marble dome through star-patterned wall (Amber Fort – 4/2016)
Who’s watching the sunset? Who’s watching me? (Monkey Temple – 4/2016)
Skyline from the roof of my accommodation (4/2016)
Pushkar
Stone Sign (5/2016)
Doesn’t look like a comfortable place to nap in my opinion (5/2016)
Granola, fruit and yogurt make a healthy breakfast (5/2016)
Store owner looks down the road (5/2016)
Hotel Restaurant (5/2016)
Busy thoroughfare (5/2016)
Water jugs (5/2016)
Local gentleman behind the sewing machine (5/2016)
Mother and daughter bring water back to a nearby village (5/2016)
Sunset over Pushkar (5/2016)
The final sliver of sun descends in the west (5/2016)
Pushkar lit at night from Saraswati Temple (5/2016)
Jodhpur
Ghana Ghar aka Jodhpur Clocktower (5/2016)
Bicycles (5/2016)
Fabric (5/2016)
Entrance to Nirvana Hotel (5/2016)
Clay pots and vases (5/2016)
Luggage (Jodhpur Rail Station – 5/2016)
Flowers (5/2016)
Mehrangarh Fort (5/2016)
Spikes leading into Mehrangarh Fort (5/2016)
Skyline from Mehrangarh Fort (5/2016)
Mehrangarh Fort at night looming over the city (5/2016)
Jaswant Thada in the distance (5/2016)
Jaswant Thada (5/2016)
Peering out from Jaswant Thada (5/2016)
Jaswant Thada bracelets (5/2016)
Children (5/2016)
Salesman (5/2016)
Child getting ready to depart Jodhpur Railway Station (5/2016)
Child getting ready to depart Jodhpur Railway Station (5/2016)
Children getting ready to depart Jodhpur Railway Station (5/2016)
Child on the platform at Jodhpur Railway Station (5/2016)
Child getting ready to depart Jodhpur Railway Station (5/2016)
Working hard? Or hardly working? (Jodhpur Railway Station – 5/2016)
Railway engineer (5/2016)
“The Omelet Man” (5/2016)
Delhi
Street scene (5/2016)
Paharganj neighborhood (4/2016)
Hard working folk (4/2016)
Domes and Minarets of Jama Masjid (4/2016)
Delhi from the tower of Jama Masjid (4/2016)
Mahatma Gandhi memorial at Raj Ghat (4/2016)
Mahatma Gandhi memorial at Raj Ghat (4/2016)
Pre-match warmups (Feroz Shah Kotla Cricket Stadium – 4/2016)
Passionate fans of the Delhi Daredevils (4/2016)
Bowler getting ready for another play (4/2016)