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  • Colorful saris contrast with the stark, dry landscape of rural Rajasthan.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
    Walking-Rural-Rajasthan--India.JPG
  • Ascetic with tilak on his forehead is sitting on the bank of River Ganga in Varanasi.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
    Sadhu-on-the-Ghats-at-Varanasi--Indi...jpg
  • Woman in traditional sari in outback Rajasthan.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
    Woman-with-Colorful-Sari--India.JPG
  • A friendly religious man greets me in Udaipur.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
    A-one-eyed-sadhu-in-Udaipur--India.JPG
  • With the wood twisted into a stable pyramid, these colorfully dressed women often walk miles each day.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
    Women-Carrying-Firewood--India.JPG
  • Mahout and his decorated elephant in Agra.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
    Painted-Elephant-Agra--India.jpg
  • A rice farmer, hard at work in the tropical heat.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Barber shaving beard of old man on the ghats of River Ganges in Varanasi.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Boy in workshop in the Muslim Quarter designing a pattern for weaving.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Chai wallah preparing  tea for  customers at  his small shop in Varanasi.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Shaving the head on visiting the Ganges is thought to bring spiritual purification.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • The water of the Ganges is considered sacred and is believed by the devout to be a god.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
    Man-Regards-the-Sacred-Ganges-Varana...jpg
  • School girls peacefully protesting a lack of qualified teachers.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Fit and cheerful village people outside their house in the Rajasthani countryside.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
    Man-and-Women-Rajasthan--India.JPG
  • Cheerful sugar vendors in a village in Rajasthan.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
    Raw-Sugar-Vendor--India.JPG
  • Elephants stampede through the middle of the village as they run towards the river for their daily bath.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
    Elephant-Stampede-Sri-Lanka.tif
  • Humayun's Tomb with arched doorways and double dome erected by Humayun's wife in the 16th century.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
    Humayun-Tomb-Dehli--India.jpg
  • Smiling children  standing on the bank of river Yamuna and Taj Mahal in the background.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
    Children-and-Taj-Mahal--India.jpg
  • A single shot taken from the smoke blackened balcony above the burning ghat where hundred of bodies are cremated every day.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
    Burning-Ghat-Varanasi--India.jpg
  • I met this man on a quiet rural road in Rajasthan, India. He was happy to stop and have his photo taken.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
    Man-and-Bicycle--India.JPG
  • The saris of these women contrast starkly with the parched Rajasthani landscape.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
    Women-Carrying-Water--India.JPG
  • Scene of boatman with pilgrims heading for river trip while laundryman is drying clothes on the bank of river Ganga in Varanasi.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
    Ganges-River-Scene-Varanasi--India.jpg
  • A few boats moored on ghats waiting for tourists while another boatman takes pilgrims on a tour of  Ganges River on a misty morning.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
    Boats-on-the-Ganges-Varanasi--India.jpg
  • Barber shaving beard of old man on the ghats of River Ganges in Varanasi.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
    Shaving-on-Ghats-Varanasi--India.jpg
  • A smiling Hmong girl displaying festival costumes of the villagers.  The colorful outfits are worn at the time of the New Year festivities celebrated by the Hmong and other hill tribes in northern Laos.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • A tropical tableau of water loving animals.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
    Elephants-in-River-Sri-Lanka.tif
  • Women washing clothes on the banks of lake Pichola.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Women in colorful saris carrying firewood in rural Rajasthan.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
    Three-Women-Carrying-Firewood--India.JPG
  • Tourists enjoying the Taj Mahal, built by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in the memory of his beloved wife Mumtaz Mahal.
    Taj-Mahal-and-People--India.jpg
  • Worker repairing fountains in the pool of Taj Mahal.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
    Taj-Mahal-and-Worker--India.jpg
  • In countryside India, women in colorful saris often work on road building or maintenance projects.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
    Women-Working-on-the-Road-in-Rajasth...JPG
  • A chef hard at work in the backstreets of Varanasi.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
    Father-and-Daughter-Varanasi--India.jpg
  • Entrance to a three storied temple that is  made in the Indo-Aryan style of architecture and has  intricate carvings on the pillars with prominent friezes.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
    People-in-Temple-Doorway--India.JPG
  • Craftsman weaving fabric  on loom in the Muslim Quarter of Varanasi in India.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
    Loom-and-Weaver--India.jpg
  • After taking holy bath in river Ganges, pilgrims are drying their clothes on the ghats.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
    Wringing-Out-Robes-on-the-Ghats-in-V...jpg
  • This friendly Sadhu has a characterful face.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Women in colorful saris traveling in an overloaded three wheeled tuk tuk.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
    Tuk-Tuk--India.jpg
  • Man airing orange robes after a ritual dip in the Ganges.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
    Drying-Out-Varanasi--India.jpg
  • Driving along a small country road in rural Rajasthan, I was captivated by the sight of a group of women carrying huge bundles of hay on their heads.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
    Woman-Carrying-Hay--India.JPG
  • Children wait patiently while their mother draws water from a nearby pump in rural India.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
    Two-Small-Children--India.JPG
  • The wallahs wash and beat the clothes on the banks of the Ganges.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
    Dhobi-Wallahs-at-Varanasi--India.jpg
  • Man exercising on the ghats on River Ganga. He is practicing baddha padmasana posture of yoga, sitting with legs crossed, hands behind back and bending forward to touch knees.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
    Yoga-on-the-Ghats-in-Varanasi--India.jpg
  • A woman walks past white sheets drying in the sun.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Woman buying food from a street shop where shopkeeper is  cooking.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Umbrellas mark out the places where senior religious leaders perform public puja (prayer).<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
    Puja-Continues-into-the-Night-Varana...jpg
  • Rajasthani women in colorful saris carry firewood in rural India.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
    Women-Carrying-Firewood--India-2.JPG
  • The marigolds are a flash of color amid the grim smokey business of cremation that continues day and night on the ghats in Varanasi.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
    Girl-Selling-Candle-Offerings-Varana...jpg
  • Shoppers and Vendors in the street market of Varanasi.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
    A-Busy-Street-Scene-Varanasi--India.jpg
  • The hay carried by these women contrasts beautifully with the bright blue Indian sky.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
    Women-Carrying-Hay--India.JPG
  • Cook rolling out dough to make chapattis - a kind of whole wheat flat bread.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
    Street-Vendor--India.jpg
  • There is something timeless about this turbaned vegetable vendor in the backstreets of Varanasi.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
    Vegetable-Vendor--India.jpg
  • Man emerging from his daily dip in the Ganges.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • The early morning light illuminates the calm waters of the Ganges.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
    Rower-at-Sunrise-in-Varanasi--India.jpg
  • The silk chin strap for the straw hat is a frequently seen fashion accessory in Laos.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Two women carrying hay and water in rural Rajasthan.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
    Two-Women-with-Hay-and-Water--India.JPG
  • Vaishnava ascetic with tilak on his forehead - two vertical lines, with dot in the center signifies that he is devotee of god Shiva.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
    Sadhu-in-Udaipur--India.JPG
  • Rajasthani women with colorful saris carrying firewood in rural India.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
    Colorful-Women-Carrying-Firewood--In...JPG
  • Many people in India carry on much of their normal life outside.  At night there is very little light and as you walk around people suddenly emerge out of the darkness as they live out quiet scenes like this one.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
    Man-Drinking-Chi--India-2.jpg
  • It is wonderful to wander deep into the dark backstreets of Varanasi and to discover these  dimly lit stalls, emerging like beacons from night. I could imagine that these stalls may have well been carrying on the same business wilh only minor changes for thousands of years.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
    Beetle-Nut-Vendor-Varanasi--India.jpg
  • Kite flying is extremely popular.  In this one small area, many kites can be seen against the orange sky. On this afternoon there were thousands of kites flying over Varanasi.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
    Flying-Kites-at-Sunset-in-Varanasi--...jpg
  • Boats moored on the bank of river, waiting for tourists.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
    Ghats-in-Varanasi--India.jpg
  • Holy offerings of flowers with diyas float on the surface of the river Ganga.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
    Floating-Offerings-Varanasi--India.jpg
  • Camel shepherds in the Rajasthani countryside.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
    Camel-Owner-Rajasthan--India.jpg
  • Young woman moving bricks with donkey.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
    Transporting-Bricks--India.JPG
  • Musician singing and playing folk music on Ravanahatha (a stringed musical instrument) to earn his livelihood.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Tourists enjoying the Taj Mahal, built by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in the memory of his beloved wife Mumtaz Mahal.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
    Taj-Mahal--India-4.jpg
  • India has some of the most famous teas in the world.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
    Tea-Vender--India.jpg
  • Children flying kites from the rooftops in a village in Rajasthan.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
    Flying-Kites-from-the-Rooftops--Indi...JPG
  • The urns are used to collect the unburnt remains of people cremated on the banks of the Ganges.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
    Urn-Vendors-Varanasi--India.jpg
  • During the day hundreds of kites can be seen flying over Varanasi.  At night the kite seller minds his stall in the semi darkness fixing and making kites ready for sale.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
    Kite-Seller-Varanasi--India.jpg
  • Cheeky school kids trying to get in the photo in rural India.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
    Cheerful-School-Children--India.JPG
  • On the sandy banks opposite the burning funerary ghats, children play while families stroll and talk.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Three school girls taking a break outside in rural India.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
    School-Girls--India.JPG
  • Two women carrying hay and water in rural Rajasthan.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
    Two-Women-with-Hay-and-Water--India.JPG
  • The wallahs wash and beat the clothes on the banks of the Ganges.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
    Dhobi-Wallahs-Varanasi--India-2.jpg
  • The wallahs wash and beat the clothes on the banks of the Ganges.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
    Dhobi-Wallahs-Varanasi--India.jpg
  • A washerman (dhobi wallah) washing clothes on the bank of River Ganga in Varanasi.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
    A-Dhobi-Wallah-Varanasi--India.jpg
  • Laundryman  drying clothes on the bank of River Ganga in Varanasi.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
    Trousers-Drying-in-Varanasi--India.jpg
  • Tourists enjoying a boat ride and feeding a flock of birds in misty morning on the river Ganga in Varanasi.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
    Feedng-the-Birds-Varanasi--India.jpg
  • Umbrellas mark out the places where senior religious leaders perform public puja (prayer).<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
    Puja-on-the-Ghats-Varanasi--India.jpg
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