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.
801-3935 - Goddess Hathor (left), God Horus (middle), Pharaoh (right), Reliefs, Sanctuary, Dendera Temple of Hathor, UNESCO World Heritage Site (tentative list), Quena, Egypt
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.
860-292474 - Giant Seychelles tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea), Turtle island, Prison island, Zanzibar. This island was used as a prison for slaves, and four giant Seychelles tortoises were introduced. Today, they are protected from poachers, and the oldest are between 170 and 200 years old.
860-292388 - Landscape of Svalbard in Norway, also known as Spitsbergen. This territory stretches from latitude 75 to 80 degrees to the pack ice a few hundred kilometers from the North Pole. Melting ice, premature global warming. Exploration boat in Madeleine Bay. Young explorer on deck.