In the Alleys of Banaras, Uttar Pradesh, India.

In Old Delhi, Delhi, India.

The royal cenotaphs of the Raharajas who ruled over Jaisalmer state (Rajasthan) just prior to India Independence.

Also known as Patwa Haveli, these are a cluster of 5 early-1800s palaces, now a museum featuring intricate sandstone carvings as architectural details and decoration on the buildings. Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India.

Varanasi, India. The red thing in the foreground is a shrine that can be closed and even locked up.

At Assi Ghat, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Agra Fort in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India was the main residence of the emperors of the Mughal Dynasty till 1638, when the capital was shifted from Agra to Delhi. The Agra fort is a UNESCO World Heritage site. The fort can be more accurately described as a walled city.

Prasat Beng Mealea is a Khmer temple in the Angkor Wat period, located 40 km east of the main group of temples at Angkor, Cambodia, on the ancient royal highway to Preah Khan.

It was built as a Hindu temple, but there are some carvings depicting buddhist motifs. Its primary material is sandstone and it is largely unrestored, with trees and thick brush thriving amidst its towers and courtyards with many of its stones lying in great heaps. Because of this, Beng Mealea looks and feels like an Indiana Jones movie.

The history of the temple is unknown and it can be dated only by its architectural style, identical to Angkor Wat, so scholars assumed it was built around the same time, in the early 12th century. It was the center of a town, surrounded by a large moat.

This pilgrim cannot wait to get in the holy water of the River Ganges. When it's this early, you get a lot of space. This is looking south towards Assi Ghat, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.

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In Old Delhi, Delhi, India.

Over 1444 marble pillars, carved in gorgeous detail, support this renowned Jain temple in Ranakpur, Rajasthan, India. Each pillar is uniquely designed and carved so no two pillars are the same. It is also said that it is impossible to count the pillars.

At the Jain Temple Complex in Lodurva, Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India.

This corner house is going through a renovation. The removed stone blocks stacked at the base of the house have been replaced by decorative carved sandstone. It is perceived as a symbol of wealth just like from centuries past. Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India.

Green corner building in Varanasi, India

Ritual and Reverence at Dashashwamedh Ghat, Varanasi, India.

Every evening pilgrims and visitors gather to view a performance of Ganga Aarti in Varanasi, India. Aarti is a Hindu religious ritual of worship in which light from wicks soaked in ghee (purified butter) or camphor and is offered to one or more deities.

This tradition is thousands of years old and in modern days the Aarti is a choreographed spectacle of a show with priests in traditional Indian clothes.

Jaisalmer Fort is situated in the city of Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India. It is one of the very few (perhaps the only) “living forts” in the world, as nearly one fourth of the old city's population still resides within the fort. For the better part of its 800-year history, the fort was the city of Jaisalmer. The city was also at the crossroads of important trade routes, including the nearly mythical Silk Road.

The Lodurva Jain Temple Complex is located 15 kms from Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India. The Complex was originally built in the 12th century when Lodurva was the capital of the Bhatti Rajputs who rule this area at the time. Being strategically located on the Silk Road, this ancient village prospered but was also a target. The temple and the town were ransacked several times by Mahmud of Ghazni and Mohammad Ghori. This forced the Battis to found Jaisalmer, the city fort atop Trikuta Hill and moved their capital there. Lodurva became completely deserted and was covered by the desert sand. In the 1970’s this temple complex was uncovered and rebuilt. In 2000’s additional renovations brought it back to its original unusual beauty. It is suggested that this Jain Temple looks Chinese because of foreign influences from its strategic location on the Silk Road.

At Manmandir Ghat, under the spell of the large umbrellas, a sadhu contemplates life.

A woman sits in the last remaining sun before the sunset in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India.

In the middle of a narrow street in Old Delhi, Delhi, India.

A restaurant with the kitchen on top in Old Delhi, Delhi, India.

In the Alleys of Old Delhi, New Delhi, India.

India is all about the ornate arches. Even in an old beat up alley, at least there’s a beautiful archway, and of course the colors. Varanasi, India.

A woman shops at a very small jewelry store in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India. I suspect in a few years, she'll be doing this online.

This old scooter sits on a bench as if on display. It looks as if it's been there for decades. Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India.

Only a few embers remain as a homeless man tries to keep warm at the corner steps of Shri Nishadraj Ghat, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.

This is one of the rooms that was used by noble laureate Rabindra Nath #Tagore in his last days from April 1940 to August 1940 at #kalimpong #India. Known locally as #Gauripur House ,it was from this house that he broadcasted the poem 'Janmadin' (birthday) through All India Radio. ill-maintained that it is ,it was sad to see the furniture from that time and maybe used by him too, being used by caretakers and watchmen of the property,which is in bad shape.

Bicycle Parker in front of an excellent mural in the alleys of Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India

Independence from the shackles we bear and resist to be broken.

Independence from the prejudices we have and desist to shun away.

Let us be free from our vices to make each day HAPPY.

In India, you discover very quickly to let the cow go first down the street. They are holy after all but more practically, that way they do not trample you from behind. Varanasi, India.

Deep in the winding alleys of Varanasi, India

Riding off into the sunset. Jaisalmer was one of the crossroads of the Silk Route.

Bada Bagh, also called Barabagh (literally Big Garden) is a garden complex about 6 km north of Jaisalmer on the way to Ramgarh, in the state of Rajasthan, India. Overlooking a mango grove sits a set of royal cenotaphs, or chhatris, of Maharajas of Jaisalmer state, starting with Jai Singh II (d. 1743).

A popular location for the menfolk to hang out in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India.