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Three women display their henna-covered hands.
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Powdered colors laid out for Holi, the festival of colors.
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A cyclist, a rickshaw, and pedestrians share an alleyway.
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Street children pose for a photo.
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A woman carries a pot of water balanced on her head.
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Siblings laugh in the back seat of a rickshaw.
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A fishmonger shows off his catch.
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The photographer captioned this "The Mendicant's Bling."
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A family looks out the window of an inter-city train.
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A child's eyes, reminiscent of this famous portrait.
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A sadhu – a sage or ascetic – meditates at dusk.
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Young boys pose for the photographer.
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A sari-clad woman waits to cross a busy street in Kolkata.
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A modern woman wanders around an ancient palace.
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Dipping a stick in henna is a popular method of application.
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A pot-seller with his daughter.
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Pedestrians and animals share a bridge.
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A little girl peeks from underneath her veil.
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Pouring tea from one container to another from a height is a step in the traditional process of making chai.
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A sadhu's forehead, covered in turmeric and red tilaka.
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A girl smiles in the sun.
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School boys peek through a window, making faces for the camera.
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A street-side tailor works while a woman in a bandhani sari drinks bottled water.
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A girl, presumably the daughter of a fisherman, smiles from atop a boat.
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Children wearing bindis and kohl in their eyes.
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A junction of roads in the city of Varanasi.
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Two young men play a casual game of chess.
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An array of snacks and spices laid out for sale.
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Two men share a motorcycle at sundown.
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A girl wearing a bindi poses for the lens.
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Two fishermen set out for a day's work.
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A niqab-clad woman in Varanasi.
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A turbaned man smokes a beedi.
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