India, Goa, General, Hindu temple interior.

India, Himachal Pradesh, Dharamsala, Buddhists chanting scriptures.

India, Uttar Pradesh, Allahabad, Pilgrims and sacred cow at Kumbh Mela Hindu festival.

India, Madhya Pradesh, General, Man at noon puja adorning Shiva lingam with offerings of lotus flower blossoms leaves and holy water.

India, Andhra Pradesh, General, Sadhu meditating beneath holy Bodhi tree.

India, Narmada River, Dusk puja or prayers in Holy river. Two figures standing in river at waist height with raised arms silhouetted against sunset sky reflected in water.

India, Uttar Pradesh, Varanasi, Women in colourful saris ritual bathing at dawn on the ghats of the River Ganges.

India, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad, Hindu devotees seeking a blessing from Ganesh the elephant god through priest at the Ganesh Chaturthi festival which is ten days of music dance theatre and feasting.

India, Uttar Pradesh, Varanasi, Holy men meditating beside the River Ganges.

India, Rajasthan, Pushkar, Sadhu reading from Holy book.

India, Orissa, General, Holy man with grand daughter with kohl painted on her forehead and around her eyes to ward off the evil eye.

INDIA, Uttar Pradesh, Varanasi, Young boy being made up for Ramlila festival where the story of Lord Rama is enacted. Gold leaf is placed on the face as part of decorative floral pattern.