1178-39993 - Distant mountain and river

805-265 - Woman buying bangles (churidar) from stall at Sonepur Cattle Fair, near Patna, Bihar, India, Asia

805-267 - White cows, decorated for sale at the annual Sonepur Cattle Fair near Patna, Bihar, India, Asia

805-264 - Bihari villager, a Vishnaivite devotee with tilak on his forehead indicating the Hindu god Vishnu, wearing orange clothing for visit to the Vishnu temple at Sonepur Cattle Fair, near Patna, Bihar, India, Asia

805-260 - Bihari woman lays out a puja prayer on the banks of the Ganges where an elephant is being washed by mahouts, Patna, Bihar, India, Asia

805-353 - Man selling metal animal feed dishes at Sonepur Cattle Fair, Bihar, India, Asia

805-262 - Elephant being washed by mahout in the waters of the holy River Ganges, Patna, Bihar, India, Asia

805-343 - Wooden ferryboats with bamboo decking used to take people across the River Ganges between Patna and Sonepur Cattle Fair, Bihar, India, Asia

805-365 - Young men, mahouts, washing tusked elephants in the holy River Ganges in preparation for Sonepur Cattle Fair, Bihar, India, Asia

805-346 - Mother and daughter wading across the River Ganges holding bottles of Holy River Ganges water, Sonepur, Bihar, India, Asia

805-354 - Village house with stone brick walls covered completely with hand shaped dung pats left there to dry in the sun, Sonepur, Bihar, India, Asia

805-349 - Village women surrounding a stall selling hair products at the Sonepur Cattle fair, Bihar, India, Asia

805-342 - People crossing the River Ganges in the morning from Patna to the busy Sonepur Cattle Fair, Bihar, India, Asia

805-362 - Two men with Vaishnavite sandalwood tilaks on their foreheads, one man with long uncut hair, Sonepur Cattle Fair, Bihar, India, Asia

805-359 - Hindu pilgrims worshipping at the Ganesh shrine in the Hariharnath temple after morning puja in the River Gandak, Sonepur, Bihar, India, Asia

805-338 - Villagers stopping to eat near the fragile edge of a sandspit in the River Ganges, Sonepur, Bihar, India, Asia

805-363 - Man in vest and dhoti pouring sugar syrup onto bowl of puffed rice to make prasad, Sonepur Cattle Fair, Bihar, India, Asia

805-266 - Bihari farmers and cattle owners resting on wooden cart, with their white cows decorated for sale at the annual Sonepur Cattle fair, near Patna, Bihar, India, Asia

805-350 - Fortune telling green parakeet picking tarot cards at Sonepur Cattle Fair, Bihar, India, Asia

805-348 - Villagers waking in the early morning having camped overnight at the Sonepur Cattle Fair, Bihar, India, Asia

805-340 - Snake charmer at rural cattle fair, Sonepur, Bihar, India, Asia

805-357 - Two men carrying baskets of cauliflower and pumpkins on their heads, down to boats on the River Ganges, Sonepur, Bihar, India, Asia

805-336 - Fishing boat and river ferry on the River Ganges in the early morning, Sonepur, Bihar, India, Asia

805-366 - Young men, mahouts, washing tusked elephants in the holy River Ganges in preparation for Sonepur Cattle Fair, Bihar, India, Asia

805-268 - Villagers making their way to the annual Sonepur Cattle Fair near Patna, Bihar, India, Asia

805-339 - Rural Bihari woman with orange Vaishnavite teeka on her forehead, depicting the third eye, Sonepur, Bihar, India, Asia

805-356 - Bihari man in red dhoti carrying basket of pumpkins on his head through his village of dome thatched houses, Sonepur, Bihar, India, Asia

805-347 - Launda dancer, a transsexual Bihari man dressed as a woman to dance at village weddings and fairs, Sonepur Cattle fair, Bihar, India, Asia

805-361 - Pundit with Brahman sandalwood paste tilak on his forehead showing holy threads and coloured powder, Hariharnath temple, Sonepur, Bihar, India, Asia

805-352 - Bihari man in white turban and dhoti, making clay oven in the ground to cook his meal at Sonepur Cattle Fair, Bihar, India, Asia

1262-190 - The Thai Buddhist temple of Bodh Gaya, Bihar, India, Asia

1262-191 - The Chinese temple of Bodh Gaya, Bihar, India, Asia

1262-189 - Tibetan monks and the Tibetan Buddhist temple of Bodh Gaya, Bihar, India, Asia

1262-6 - The Mahabodhi Temple at Bodh Gaya, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Bihar, India, Asia

1262-4 - Buddhist monks from Bhutan make candles in their Bhutan Temple in Bodh Gaya, Bihar, India, Asia

1116-39139 - Ratnachankramas By The Mahabodi Temple, Bodhgaya, Bihar, India

1116-39140 - Ratnachankramas By The Mahabodi Temple, Bodhgaya, Bihar, India

1116-39137 - Ratnachankramas By The Mahabodi Temple, Bodhgaya, Bihar, India

1116-39138 - Ratnachankramas By The Mahabodi Temple, Bodhgaya, Bihar, India

797-12869 - India, Bihar, Bodhgaya, Mahabodhi Temple framed by colourful Buddhist prayer flags.

797-12867 - India, Bihar, Bodhgaya, Rear view of large group of seated Buddhist monks in the grounds of the Mahabodhi Temple.

797-12868 - India, Bihar, Bodhgaya, Large group of seated, young Buddhist monks chanting and reading prayers at a ceremony in the grounds of the Mahadbodhi Temple.

797-12866 - India, Bihar, Bodhgaya, Rear view of large group of seated Buddhist monks in the grounds of the Mahabodhi Temple, with one young monk turning to look at camera, young monk in yellow stands out.

797-12865 - India, Bihar, Bodhgaya, Rear view of al arge group of seated pilgrims, dressed in saffron and orange robes, in the grounds of the Mahabodhi Temple.

797-12870 - India, Bihar, Bodhgaya, Buddhist monk lighting merit-making candles in the grounds of the Mahabodhi Temple.

832-372364 - Butter lamps at the Mahabodhi Temple, place of enlightenment or awakening, "Bodhi" of Siddhartha Gautama, Bodhgaya, Bihar, India, Asia

1113-95635 - Offerings for sale at market on banks of Ganges river, Simaria, Bihar, India

1113-95634 - Religious memorabilia for sale, Munger, Monghyr, Bihar, India

1113-95636 - Woman dries sari cloths on banks of Ganges river, Simaria, Bihar, India

1113-95638 - Mahabodhi Temple at night, the place where historical Buddha Siddhartha Gautama reached enlightment, Bodh Gaya, Gaya, Bihar, India

1113-95633 - Woman inside Shiva Temple near the Gang river, Sultanganj, Bihar, India

1113-95632 - Temples on islands along Ganges river, near Bhagalpur, Bihar, India

817-449259 - pilgrims pray at the sacred Mahabodhi temple at Bodhgaya, India

817-449252 - sunrise at animal fair in Sonpur, India

817-449258 - sacred Mahabodhi temple at Bodhgaya, India

832-45222 - Archaeological site and an important Buddhist pilgrimage destination, ruins of the ancient university of Nalanda, Global Buddhist Congregation 2011, Ragir, Bihar, India, Asia

1113-59765 - Woman is drying corn in the sunlight, Bihar, Ranchi, India, Asia

1116-25013 - People in an autorickshaw, Gaya, Bihar, India

1116-25033 - Auto rickshaw on the Mahatma Gandhi Seti (Bridge), Patna, Bihar, India

1116-25008 - Woman making cow dung patties, Bodhgaya, Bihar, India

1116-25028 - Rickshaw driver, Patna, Bihar, India

1116-25032 - Auto rickshaw on the Mahatma Gandhi Seti (Bridge), Patna, Bihar, India

1116-25012 - Old man, Gaya, Bihar, India

1116-24919 - Monastery Site No. 2, Nalanda Mahavihara, Bihar, India

1196-146 - Tens of thousands of buddhist pilgrims from around the world traveled to bodhgaya, a town in northern india, to hear exiled tibetan spiritual leader hh dalai lama give the kalachakra-religious teachings. Pilgrim take rickshaw to the main temple in bodhgaya. Kalachakra initiation in bodhgaya, bihar, india

1196-236 - Tibetan monk take rickshaw to the main temple in bodhgaya. Kalachakra initiation in bodhgaya, bihar, india

1196-113 - Tens of thousands of buddhist pilgrims from around the world traveled to bodhgaya, a town in northern india, to hear exiled tibetan spiritual leader hh dalai lama give the kalachakra-religious teachings. Pilgrims walk through the entrance banner at main temple in bodhgaya. They carry kusha grass for offering. Kalachakra initiation in bodhgaya, bihar, india

1196-190 - Tens of thousands of buddhist pilgrims from around the world traveled to bodhgaya, a town in northern india, to hear exiled tibetan spiritual leader hh dalai lama give the kalachakra-religious teachings. Pilgrims offer holy kusha grass (amrisso). Kalachakra initiation in bodhgaya, bihar, india

1196-126 - The road, for the most part, is a painstakingly handmade affair built and maintained by labourers from bihar state of india. They are subjected to excruciating and extremely dangerous working conditions. The workers are woefully ill-equipped and under-dressed and although the army purports to lend them winter clothing suitable for the extremity of the weather at these altitudes, many of the workers were visibly suffering from the cold. Ladkha, india

1194-1706 - India landscape in bloom bihar

1196-130 - The road, for the most part, is a painstakingly handmade affair built and maintained by labourers from bihar state of india. They are subjected to excruciating and extremely dangerous working conditions. The workers are woefully ill-equipped and under-dressed and although the army purports to lend them winter clothing suitable for the extremity of the weather at these altitudes, many of the workers were visibly suffering from the cold. Ladakh, india

1196-44 - The road, for the most part, is a painstakingly handmade affair built and maintained by labourers from bihar state of india. They are subjected to excruciating and extremely dangerous working conditions. The workers are woefully ill-equipped and under-dressed and although the army purports to lend them winter clothing suitable for the extremity of the weather at these altitudes, many of the workers were visibly suffering from the cold. Ladkha, india

1196-53 - Tibetan spiritual leader hh dalai lama. Kalachakra initiation in bodhgaya, india

1196-185 - Pilgrim devotion. Kalachakra 2012, bodhgaya, india

1196-157 - The road, for the most part, is a painstakingly handmade affair built and maintained by labourers from bihar state of india. They are subjected to excruciating and extremely dangerous working conditions. The workers are woefully ill-equipped and under-dressed and although the army purports to lend them winter clothing suitable for the extremity of the weather at these altitudes, many of the workers were visibly suffering from the cold. Ladkha, india

805-344 - Elephant being washed by mahout near the banks of the River Ganges crowded with visitors to the Sonepur Cattle Fair, Bihar, India, Asia

805-358 - Pundit making Brahman sandalwood paste tilak on Hindu worshipper's forehead outside Hariharnath temple, Sonepur, Bihar, India, Asia

805-345 - Elephant being washed by mahout near the banks of the River Ganges crowded with visitors to the Sonepur Cattle Fair, Bihar, India, Asia

805-367 - Vaishnavite pundit dressed in red and with heavy sandalwood and abir tilak on his forehead, at Sonepur Cattle Fair, Bihar, India, Asia

805-360 - Sandalwood paste for tilaks, and kumkum, the sacred combination of holy thread and coloured powder, Sonepur, Bihar, India, Asia

805-364 - Young men, mahouts, washing tusked elephants in the holy River Ganges in preparation for Sonepur Cattle Fair, Bihar, India, Asia

805-355 - Mother in red sari and her two children in rural Bihari village at dawn, Sonepur, Bihar, India, Asia

805-351 - Fortune telling green parakeet being used to pick tarot cards at Sonepur Cattle Fair, Bihar, India, Asia

805-341 - Man selling abir, a red powder used for marking teeka on the forehead, and other Hindu trinkets, Sonepur, Bihar, India, Asia

805-335 - Ferry boat crossing the River Ganges in the early morning, carrying villagers and a bike strapped to the stern, Sonepur, Bihar, India, Asia

805-337 - Fishing boats and ferry on the River Ganges in the early morning, Sonepur, Bihar, India, Asia

1068-17 - Indian women bathing in the river , Sonepur, Bihar, India

1068-19 - Elephants and women share the same river banks to bathe and wash, Sonepur,Bihar, India

805-261 - Elephant being washed by mahout in the waters of the holy River Ganges, Patna, Bihar, India, Asia

805-269 - Two white cows, decorated with cloth and bells, for sale at the annual Sonepur Cattle Fair near Patna, Bihar, India, Asia

805-263 - Vishnaivite holy man sitting cross legged, preparing for morning puja, applying sandalwood tilaks on forehead and arms, wearing simple white dhoti and sacred Hindu string, Patna, Bihar, India, Asia

805-270 - Women performing morning puja in the crowds gathered on the banks of the holy river Ganges at the Sonepur Cattle Fair, near Patna, Bihar, India, Asia

805-259 - Woman selling marigold mala (garlands), pictures of Hindu deities, agarbathi (joss sticks) and rolimoli temple threads from stall at Sonepur Cattle Fair, near Patna, Bihar, India, Asia

756-1782 - Pilgrim, Mahabodhi Temple, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Bodh Gaya (Bodhgaya), Gaya District, Bihar, India, Asia

756-1778 - Mahabodhi Temple, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Bodh Gaya (Bodhgaya), Gaya District, Bihar, India, Asia

756-1780 - Mahabodhi Temple, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Bodh Gaya (Bodhgaya), Gaya District, Bihar, India, Asia

756-1784 - Monk, Mahabodhi Temple, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Bodh Gaya (Bodhgaya), Gaya District, Bihar, India, Asia

756-1779 - Inside the Mahabodhi Temple, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Bodh Gaya (Bodhgaya), Gaya District, Bihar, India, Asia

756-1781 - Mahabodhi Temple, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Bodh Gaya (Bodhgaya), Gaya District, Bihar, India, Asia

817-21241 - Nalanda University Archeological Complex, Nalanda, Bihar, India