722-219 - Ranchi, Jharkhand, city of waterfalls and lakes. Here we see local tribal women gathering near the 322 feet Hundru waterfall to feast Shiva, the Supreme being in Hindu Shaivism, and beseech health and strength for their menfolk.
722-218 - Ranchi, Jharkhand, city of waterfalls and lakes. Here we see local tribal women gathering near the 322 feet Hundru waterfall to feast Shiva, the Supreme being in Hindu Shaivism, and beseech health and strength for their menfolk.
722-177 - Puri, in the State of Odisha, is the oldest of India's four holiest Hindu religious centres. Here is a commemorative archway to its backstreet market quarter showing buyers and local traffic.
1358-368 - A boat moored off the Nonsuch Island, Bermuda, Nature Reserve or Living Museum. The boat belongs to the local Aquarium and Zoo and takes organised parties to see the Reserve.
860-292480 - Women bringing home bundles of gathered branches to light their fire and cook at sunrise, beach south of Uroa, on the east coast of Zanzibar, Tanzania.
860-292479 - Traditional Muslim children: girls wear abayas, boys wear kofias, traditional hats, on their way to school in the narrow streets of Stone Town, capital of Zanzibar, Tanzania.