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