Ornate buildings surround the reflecting pool at the Golden Temple, the Sikh faith’s holiest site. Amritsar, Punjab, India, 2012
A guard in the Golden Temple, 2012
Early morning visitors at Amritsar’s Golden Temple, 2012
A Sikh pilgrim bathing in the Golden Temple’s sarovar, a pool believed to instill spiritual and worldly rewards, Amritsar, 2012
50,000 free meals are served daily at the Golden Temple’s volunteer-run kitchen, Amritsar, 2012
The temple and temple complex are shoe-free areas and footwear-check-in stations are located next to each Golden Temple entrance, 2012
Boatbuilders in Kerala State carve the wooden hull of a houseboat, 2005
Outside a Hindu temple in Rishikesh, one of the country’s yoga capitals brought to international recognition by The Beatles’ 1968 visit to the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, 2012
Wild monkeys live throughout Rishikesh including on the bridge that spans the Ganges River, 2012
Ornate architecture adorns many Rishikesh buildings, 2012
A Hindu priest outside of a Rishikesh temple, 2012
The sun sets through a statue of Shiva, Rishikesh, 2012
A restaurant’s mascot in Rishikesh, 2012
Elephants like this one here in Nagur are an integral part of Indian culture and often used for blessings, 2005
Madikieri is the center of India’s tea country in south India, 2005
A Muslim woman watches the ocean in Tamil Nadu. Nagapattinam, India, 2005
Ornate buildings surround the reflecting pool at the Golden Temple, the Sikh faith’s holiest site. Amritsar, Punjab, India, 2012
A guard in the Golden Temple, 2012
Early morning visitors at Amritsar’s Golden Temple, 2012
A Sikh pilgrim bathing in the Golden Temple’s sarovar, a pool believed to instill spiritual and worldly rewards, Amritsar, 2012
50,000 free meals are served daily at the Golden Temple’s volunteer-run kitchen, Amritsar, 2012
The temple and temple complex are shoe-free areas and footwear-check-in stations are located next to each Golden Temple entrance, 2012
Boatbuilders in Kerala State carve the wooden hull of a houseboat, 2005
Outside a Hindu temple in Rishikesh, one of the country’s yoga capitals brought to international recognition by The Beatles’ 1968 visit to the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, 2012
Wild monkeys live throughout Rishikesh including on the bridge that spans the Ganges River, 2012
Ornate architecture adorns many Rishikesh buildings, 2012
A Hindu priest outside of a Rishikesh temple, 2012
The sun sets through a statue of Shiva, Rishikesh, 2012
A restaurant’s mascot in Rishikesh, 2012
Elephants like this one here in Nagur are an integral part of Indian culture and often used for blessings, 2005
Madikieri is the center of India’s tea country in south India, 2005
A Muslim woman watches the ocean in Tamil Nadu. Nagapattinam, India, 2005