Chidambaram, India
The ornate monumental entrance tower, known as a gopuram, for the 10th century Nataraja Temple located in Tamil Nadu.
Ballooning over India.
Two hot air balloons flying over marigold fields and agricultural land in a rural area near Pushkar, Rajasthan, India.
Banyan tree in golden light.
India
Selling fruit...
Pondicherry, India
The fresh fish section of the public indoor market in Puducherry.
A fishmonger selling tuna at the central market. Look at those old-fashioned weigh scales.
An Indian flower vendor handles bags of jasmine blossoms in his public market stall, next to large trays of rose and marigold flower heads. which are all used in Hinduism.
Tamil Nadu, India
A man prepares a pot of chai tea at a roadside eatery.
A group of pedicab drivers standing beside their parked vehicles, also known as cycle rickshaws, which are decorated and used for local transportation.
An Indian street vendor working in the country's informal economy, attempting to sell colorful beaded necklaces to tourists, his main source of customers.
A young male beach vendor selling plastic bags of pink cotton candy in Pondicherry.
The botanical gardens in Puducherry, with lush greenery and tropical flowers in the French quarter of the former colony.
European elegance in the former French colony of Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu. And an Ambassador!
A beautiful specimen of an old Indian banyan tree (Latin - Ficus benghalensis), which produces aerial prop roots that grow into many new trunks.
Auroville, India
A temple elephant, who "blesses" Hindu devotees by placing her trunk on their heads --- a controversial practice because elephants often work long hours in poor conditions.
Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India
The beautiful Airavateswara Hindu Temple, an example of 12th century Dravidian architecture, located in Darasuram in the Thanjavur district.
Indian teenage school girls wearing identical red and pink uniforms stand in an assembly outside their school buildings, in Tamil Nadu.
Thiruparankundram, India
The ornate monumental entrance tower, known as a gopuram, for the 6th century, Subramanya Swamy Temple, cut into a steep granite hill, located near Madurai in Tamil Nadu.
Farm laborers planting rice in paddies.
The beautiful rolling hills of a tea plantation.
Kerala, India
Morning tranquility in Kerala, India.
Early morning sunlight in an Indian spice plantation, with young banana trees growing in a lush, tropical forest in the state of Kerala, in southern India.
Kerala Backwaters, India
Covered barges travel along a narrow canal lined with coconut palm trees, part of a large network of interconnected inland waterways.
Snake charmer with two king cobra snakes
Varanasi, India
The beautiful and iconic Taj Mahal.
Agra, India.
The courtyard garden and pavilion of Anguri Bagh, also known as the Harem Court, at the historical Agra Fort.
