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  • Beautiful traditional wood scrolls decorate a window in Uglich, Russia. As one of Russia's "Golden Ring" cities, Uglich is designated a town of significant cultural and historic importance.
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  • Sri Lanka, Beruwala, 2006. The 2004 tsunami rearranged traditional fishing grounds. Local fishermen have adapted their hard-won knowledge, but often come home empty-handed.
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  • India, Pushkar, 1999. Using traditional tools, it will take this stone carver one month to finish a single sculpted window cornice.
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  • Members of the ValleTona youth group perform traditional dances together with local participants at the 14th Annual Albanian Festival on Saturday, June 8th, 2019 in Waterbury, CT. The Albanian American Muslim Community established itself in Waterbury in the early 1950's.
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  • Members of the ValleTona youth group perform traditional dances together with local participants at the 14th Annual Albanian Festival on Saturday, June 8th, 2019 in Waterbury, CT. The Albanian American Muslim Community established itself in Waterbury in the early 1950's.
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  • Members of the ValleTona youth group perform traditional dances together with local participants at the 14th Annual Albanian Festival on Saturday, June 8th, 2019 in Waterbury, CT. The Albanian American Muslim Community established itself in Waterbury in the early 1950's.
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  • Members of the ValleTona youth group perform traditional dances together with local participants at the 14th Annual Albanian Festival on Saturday, June 8th, 2019 in Waterbury, CT. The Albanian American Muslim Community established itself in Waterbury in the early 1950's.
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  • Members of the ValleTona youth group perform traditional dances together with local participants at the 14th Annual Albanian Festival on Saturday, June 8th, 2019 in Waterbury, CT. The Albanian American Muslim Community established itself in Waterbury in the early 1950's.
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  • Members of the ValleTona youth group perform traditional dances together with local participants at the 14th Annual Albanian Festival on Saturday, June 8th, 2019 in Waterbury, CT. The Albanian American Muslim Community established itself in Waterbury in the early 1950's.
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  • Members of the ValleTona youth group perform traditional dances together with local participants at the 14th Annual Albanian Festival on Saturday, June 8th, 2019 in Waterbury, CT. The Albanian American Muslim Community established itself in Waterbury in the early 1950's.
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  • Members of the ValleTona youth group perform traditional dances together with local participants at the 14th Annual Albanian Festival on Saturday, June 8th, 2019 in Waterbury, CT. The Albanian American Muslim Community established itself in Waterbury in the early 1950's.
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  • Members of the ValleTona youth group perform traditional dances together with local participants at the 14th Annual Albanian Festival on Saturday, June 8th, 2019 in Waterbury, CT. The Albanian American Muslim Community established itself in Waterbury in the early 1950's.
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  • Members of the ValleTona youth group perform traditional dances together with local participants at the 14th Annual Albanian Festival on Saturday, June 8th, 2019 in Waterbury, CT. The Albanian American Muslim Community established itself in Waterbury in the early 1950's.
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  • Members of the ValleTona youth group perform traditional dances together with local participants at the 14th Annual Albanian Festival on Saturday, June 8th, 2019 in Waterbury, CT. The Albanian American Muslim Community established itself in Waterbury in the early 1950's.
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  • Members of the ValleTona youth group perform traditional dances together with local participants at the 14th Annual Albanian Festival on Saturday, June 8th, 2019 in Waterbury, CT. The Albanian American Muslim Community established itself in Waterbury in the early 1950's.
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  • Members of the ValleTona youth group perform traditional dances together with local participants at the 14th Annual Albanian Festival on Saturday, June 8th, 2019 in Waterbury, CT. The Albanian American Muslim Community established itself in Waterbury in the early 1950's.
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  • Members of the ValleTona youth group perform traditional dances together with local participants at the 14th Annual Albanian Festival on Saturday, June 8th, 2019 in Waterbury, CT. The Albanian American Muslim Community established itself in Waterbury in the early 1950's.
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  • USA, Chicago, July 2nd - 23rd, 2009.  For almost 20 years, Polo Garcia, a professional dance teacher from "America Baila," has been giving traditional South American dance lessons at various Pilsen and Little Village schools, including Maria Saucedo Scholastic Academy, whose turn-of-the-century auditorium is featured here. Garcia, who is Mexican, does the research for these dances in-person, makes the costumes himself, and provides free summer classes. He works with Claudio Rabadan, a former Saucedo student, and professional instructor Ruben Pachas from Peru. Photographs for HOY by Jay Dunn.
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  • Members of the ValleTona youth group perform traditional dances together with local participants at the 14th Annual Albanian Festival on Saturday, June 8th, 2019 in Waterbury, CT. The Albanian American Muslim Community established itself in Waterbury in the early 1950's.
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  • Members of the ValleTona youth group perform traditional dances together with local participants at the 14th Annual Albanian Festival on Saturday, June 8th, 2019 in Waterbury, CT. The Albanian American Muslim Community established itself in Waterbury in the early 1950's.
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  • Members of the ValleTona youth group perform traditional dances together with local participants at the 14th Annual Albanian Festival on Saturday, June 8th, 2019 in Waterbury, CT. The Albanian American Muslim Community established itself in Waterbury in the early 1950's.
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  • Members of the ValleTona youth group perform traditional dances together with local participants at the 14th Annual Albanian Festival on Saturday, June 8th, 2019 in Waterbury, CT. The Albanian American Muslim Community established itself in Waterbury in the early 1950's.
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  • Members of the ValleTona youth group perform traditional dances together with local participants at the 14th Annual Albanian Festival on Saturday, June 8th, 2019 in Waterbury, CT. The Albanian American Muslim Community established itself in Waterbury in the early 1950's.
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  • Members of the ValleTona youth group perform traditional dances together with local participants at the 14th Annual Albanian Festival on Saturday, June 8th, 2019 in Waterbury, CT. The Albanian American Muslim Community established itself in Waterbury in the early 1950's.
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  • Members of the ValleTona youth group perform traditional dances together with local participants at the 14th Annual Albanian Festival on Saturday, June 8th, 2019 in Waterbury, CT. The Albanian American Muslim Community established itself in Waterbury in the early 1950's.
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  • Members of the ValleTona youth group perform traditional dances together with local participants at the 14th Annual Albanian Festival on Saturday, June 8th, 2019 in Waterbury, CT. The Albanian American Muslim Community established itself in Waterbury in the early 1950's.
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  • Members of the ValleTona youth group perform traditional dances together with local participants at the 14th Annual Albanian Festival on Saturday, June 8th, 2019 in Waterbury, CT. The Albanian American Muslim Community established itself in Waterbury in the early 1950's.
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  • Members of the ValleTona youth group perform traditional dances together with local participants at the 14th Annual Albanian Festival on Saturday, June 8th, 2019 in Waterbury, CT. The Albanian American Muslim Community established itself in Waterbury in the early 1950's.
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  • Members of the ValleTona youth group perform traditional dances together with local participants at the 14th Annual Albanian Festival on Saturday, June 8th, 2019 in Waterbury, CT. The Albanian American Muslim Community established itself in Waterbury in the early 1950's.
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  • Members of the ValleTona youth group perform traditional dances together with local participants at the 14th Annual Albanian Festival on Saturday, June 8th, 2019 in Waterbury, CT. The Albanian American Muslim Community established itself in Waterbury in the early 1950's.
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  • Members of the ValleTona youth group perform traditional dances together with local participants at the 14th Annual Albanian Festival on Saturday, June 8th, 2019 in Waterbury, CT. The Albanian American Muslim Community established itself in Waterbury in the early 1950's.
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  • Members of the ValleTona youth group perform traditional dances together with local participants at the 14th Annual Albanian Festival on Saturday, June 8th, 2019 in Waterbury, CT. The Albanian American Muslim Community established itself in Waterbury in the early 1950's.
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  • Members of the ValleTona youth group perform traditional dances together with local participants at the 14th Annual Albanian Festival on Saturday, June 8th, 2019 in Waterbury, CT. The Albanian American Muslim Community established itself in Waterbury in the early 1950's.
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  • Members of the ValleTona youth group perform traditional dances together with local participants at the 14th Annual Albanian Festival on Saturday, June 8th, 2019 in Waterbury, CT. The Albanian American Muslim Community established itself in Waterbury in the early 1950's.
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  • China, Pingyao, 2008. A circular gate welcomes visitors to the inner courtyard of a traditional wealthy merchant's house. A second story lies beyond the gate, where the master of the house held court.
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  • India, Gokarna, 2006. Reaching the end of a five mile walk, Keralan Hindu dancers will carry on singing and dancing through the night in a yearly "puja" ceremony.
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  • India, Nasik, 2006. As a spiritual challenge and route to purification, this Hindu religious man, or "sadhu," has been standing at this spot near the Godavari River for more than two years.
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  • India, Nasik, 2006. Newly shaven, a pilgrim cleans himself before "puja" in the Ramkund, which holds water from the Godavari River.
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  • India, Gokarna, 2006. This Hindu ritual honoring Ganesh, the elephant-headed god of good fortune, lasts for 24 hours.
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  • Sri Lanka, Polunnaruwa, 2006. At Polonnaruwa's Gal Vihara, or temple, representation of the impossible in stone: Buddha's serenity of being.
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  • India, Varanasi, 1999. A wedding party waits for the local ferry to cross the Ganges River.
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  • India, Amritsar, 1999. A confidence, perhaps, by the water, in the afternoon light?s reflections from the Golden Temple in Amritsar.
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  • India, Khajuraho,1999. A timeless view: level upon level of decoration culminates in a "sikhara," or spire, in Khajuraho. The sheer erotic joy expressed in stone by these Chandela artisans is a wonder to behold.
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  • India, Varanasi, 1999. Two brothers row on the Ganges in the magic light of early morning. In winter, the great, wide river is at its slowest and most peaceful.
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  • India, Jodhpur, 1999. An unusually vibrant sight in the oldest part of Jodhpur, hand-dyed silk in process is draped over walls and fences..
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  • India, Khajuraho,1999. A "dhobi wallah," or laundry man, takes a moment to eat before performing a daily miracle - clean white clothes from less than clean conditions.
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  • India, Jaisalmer, 1999. Stopped for a moment from her task of collecting firewood, an unexpected smile from an eight year old; still a child, and already a woman..
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  • India, Bikaner, 1999. Mania Maharaj is a thirty-second generation Jain priest. Bhandasar, his temple in Bikaner, was built of Jaisalmeri sandstone quarried hundreds of miles away.
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  • India, Bikaner, 1999. Built from stone quarried from hundreds of miles away, the builders of this elaborate Jain temple labored under withering drought conditions for several years.
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  • India, Gokarna, 2006. in a yearly purification ceremony beginning inside this small Ganesh temple, Keralan Hindus danced and sang non-stop for 24 hours.
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  • India, Nasik, 2006. A Hindu priest in daily religious meditation at the Ramkund, which holds water from the sacred Godavari River.
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  • India, Nasik, 2006. A moment of peace and meditation during a Hindu "puja" ritual  at the Ramkund, Nasik's holiest religious site.
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  • India, Nasik, 2006. "Sadhus," or traveling holy men, play religious music by the banks of the Godavari River, a pilgrimage site for many Hindus.
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  • India, Nasik, 2006. A young boy joins his father in being shaved as part of "puja" at the banks of the Godavari River.
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  • India, Nasik, 2006. In India, "puja'" or cleansing, is an integral part of Hindu religious life. Pilgrims regard the waters of the Godavari to be sacred.
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  • India, Nasik, 2006. Late morning at the Ramkund, which holds water from the Godavari River. Pilgrims visit this holy place from all over India.
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  • India, Nasik, 2006. Morning's soft light reflects off the rings of a "sadhu'" or traveling holy man, on the banks of the Godavari River. Winner of National Geographic Traveler's First Prize.
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  • India, Nasik, 2006. A Hindu family sends prayers into the Ramkund, which holds water from the Godavari River.
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  • India, Nasik, 2006. A Hindu priest performing a public "puja" in front of the Ramkund, Nasik's holiest reservoir of the waters of the Godavari River.
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  • India, Nasik, 2006. Nasik?s holiest place is the Ramkund, where each evening a public "puja," or Hindu cleansing ceremony takes place.
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  • India, Nasik, 2006. An emblem of wholeness, impermanence, and mystery the world over, this circular mandala made of sand will be here one moment and gone the next.
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  • India, Gokarna, 2006. The water in this "tank," or reservoir, in Gokarna has been deemed holy by Hindu priests, and is used for ritual washing and religious rites.
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  • India, Nasik, 2006. Water, like fire, is used liberally in Hindu religious ritual. Pilgrims come from all over India to cleanse themselves in the waters of the Godavari River.
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  • India, Gokarna, 2006. Keralan Hindu girls light the way for a special yearly ceremony in Gokarna.
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  • India, Gokarna, 2006. A Keralan Hindu priest carries the symbolic birth fire backwards for over five miles to initiate the evening?s prayers.
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  • Sri Lanka, Colombo, 2006. Alone with her conscience, an older woman finds the peace of prayer in a quiet corner of Colombo?s Kelaniya Vihara.
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  • Sri Lanka, Beruwala, 2006. Enthusiasm for cricket in Sri Lanka has long since eclipsed that of the British. Children play anywhere, anytime, with little more than bamboo and tennis balls.
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  • Sri Lanka, Maskeliya, 2006. A lone tea picker tends a hillside crop near Hatton. Tea requires constant pruning and picking during high season.
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  • Sri Lanka, Maskeliya, 2006. Schoolgirls smile shyly at a roadside curve in the high hills near Maskeliya. Tea estates abound in this ideal climate.
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  • Sri Lanka, Udu Walawe, 2006. Sunrise at Udu Walawe, one of Sri Lanka?s many national parks. Featuring a huge reservoir and thousands of acres of open savannah, wildlife is well-protected here.
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  • Sri Lanka, Kegalla, 2006. A "mahout" or driver, cares for one of the protected elephants at the Pinnawela Elephant Orphanage. Sri Lanka's elephant population is in need of stability.
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  • Sri Lanka, Kegalla, 2006. An elephant couple rest in the river after a thorough mud roll on the opposite bank.
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  • Sri Lanka, Dalhousie, 2006. The shrine housing Sri Pada or the "sacred footprint" glitters in dawn's first light. Adam's Peak is holy to Buddhists, Hindus, Muslims and Christians.
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  • Sri Lanka, Dalhousie, 2006. At twilight, the pilgrim trail to the 2,243 meter summit of Sri Pada, or the "sacred footprint," is clearly visible from Dalhousie.
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  • Sri Lanka, Dalhousie, 2006. Sri Pada, or the "sacred footprint," glows in the unearthly light of dawn.To many it is the first place Adam set foot on Earth, or the last place Buddha touched before entering Paradise.
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  • Sri Lanka, Dalhousie, 2006. Pilgrims often ascend Adam's Peak at night, timing their arrival at the summit to catch the first rays of morning sun.
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  • Sri Lanka, Colombo, 2006. Night lights at the Kelaniya Vihara Buddhist temple, the largest in Colombo. The classic stupa shape echoes that of a bodhi leaf.
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  • Sri Lanka, Kandy, 2006. A lesson in lamp lighting at Sri Dada Maligawa, the Temple of the Tooth. Spiritual center for the Sinhalese, Kandy was the last Sri Lankan city to fall to European colonizers.
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  • Sri Lanka, Dambulla, 2006. Hindus believe that through its stem, the lotus is connected to the center of the earth. An astonishing palette of colors can be found at the local markets.
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  • Sri Lanka, Kurunegala, 2006. Family members bear their mother's coffin down a spirit path marked with white cloth. Firecerackers were thrown to scare ghosts before the burial.
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  • Sri Lanka, Colombo, 2006. A replica of Buddha's tooth is placed by monks atop the most stately of Sri Lanka's temple elephants. It will take pride of place in the annual Duruthu perahera, or procession.
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  • Sri Lanka, Polunnaruwa, 2006. In the graceful stone hand of a Buddha, a frangipani blossom rests. The majority Sinhalese are Theravada Buddhists.
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  • India, Varanasi, 1999. One to back the plank against the hammer's blow, the other to strike home a handmade tarred nail, these Varanasi boat builders are experts.
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  • India, Bhiwani Road, 1999. A brief unguarded moment along a Haryana back road. Seconds later, this hard-working villager covered her face and turned away.
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  • India, Thar Desert, 1999. A father?s handmade staff will help guide the family flock of sheep through the parched western areas of Rajasthan.
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  • India, Shimla, 1999.  High in the forested hills above Shimla, a mother and child find sanctuary in the JakhuTemple, dedicated to Hanuman, the Hindu monkey god.
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  • India, Bikaner, 1999. An elegant combination of practical and ornamental styles shields occupants of Bikaner's Lalgarh Fort from the searing Rajasthani sun.
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  • India, Jaisalmer, 1999. Near the oasis of Jaisal, a vision of the past could be imagined. The Bhatti Rajputs were renowned for their ferocity in battle.
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  • India, Varanasi, 1999. Late afternoon light bathes an extended family as they watch funeral preparations near the Ganges ghats.
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  • India, Gokarna, 2006. An incarnation of Shiva, Hinduism's creator and destroyer, is paid tribute to at the base of a neem tree..
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  • India, Nasik, 2006. During Hindu puja, or religious ritual, hundreds of offerings are placed upon the water, carrying hopes and prayers forward. The Godavari is one of India?s seven holy rivers.
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  • India, Nasik, 2006. A "sadhu'" or traveling holy man, sings for his supper at the Ramkund, pilgrimage site for many religious Hindus.
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  • India, Nasik, 2006. After his ritual cleansing, a pilgrim prays before one of the many Hindu gods that line the Ramkund, or holy reservoir, in Nasik.
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  • India, Nasik, 2006. This elaborate cleansing ceremony was done by father and son, supervised by a Hindu priest at the banks of the Godavari River.
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  • India, Gokarna, 2006. Rice balls and palm leaves are cooked and presented to Hindu gods near the tank, or holy reservoir, in Gokarna.
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  • India, Gokarna, 2006. Hindu men have been washed and shaven clean in preparation for purification by smoke.
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  • Sri Lanka, Colombo, 2006. A dancer holds coals aloft at the Duruthu Perahera, or procession, at Kelaniya Vihara in Colombo.
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  • Sri Lanka, Tangalla, 2006. A grim reminder of the 2004 tsunami rests on a private beach west of Tangalla. Many shoreline businesses were never rebuilt.
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  • Sri Lanka, Sigiriya, 2006. The view from a palace wall high atop Sigiriya Fortress, built as an impregnable defense atop a sheer 200 meter high rock.
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  • Sri Lanka, Polonnaruwa, 2006. Early morning tranquility at Polonnaruwa, a thousand years old now, and once the royal capital of the Sinhalese kingdom.
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