Ganesh is honored at a small festival gathering in Haridwar, India

Colored, powdered dye is thrown everywhere at a holy festival in Haridwar, India

A man generates the rhythm for all of the frantic dancing at a festival in Haridwar, India

This proud father shows the joy and fervor of an Indian religious festival to his young child.

The sadhu sits beneath this tree on the banks of the Ganges in Haridwar, India.

The Golden Temple of Amritsar casts brilliant reflections in the reflecting pool

A night time view of the Golden Temple of Amritsar

A long exposure shows not only the movement of pilgrims in the Golden Temple complex, but also the stillness of those deep in thought.

Pilgrims shuffle into the Golden Temple of Amritsar, or the Harmindar Sahib

This pilgram has come to the Golden Temple of Amritsar - the holiest temple of the SIkh faith

A panorama of the Golden Temple of Amritsar - the holiest temple of the Sikh faith.

A camel driver leads his camel across a dune in the Thar desert of Rajasthan, India.

In the middle of nowhere of the Thar desert of Rajasthan, my camel driver Ganga makes a fresh lunch over a firepit. His chopati was excellent.

A musician takes a smoke break from playing charming folk tunes amidst the bustle of Jaisalmer Fort.

A Rajasthani man plays folk tunes from his heart on his sarod.

This Jain monk was eager to explain the uniquities of his religion.

This Rajasthani man sits with his child on a quiet afternoon amidst the brahmin blue houses of Jodhpur.

Colorful clothing hangs to try in front of a blue wall in Jodhpur, India

A worn bicycle in the streets of Jdohpur, India

Entire sections of Jodhpur are painted blue. It is thought that the high class Brahmins initially painted their houses blue after which the rest of the population followed suit.

The Rajasthani woman in red moves with confidence, affording me only a momentary glance. Her visage is a foreign culture peering out from beneath a crimson hood.

Women peer out from a balcony in Fort Mehrangarh in Jodhpur, India

Rajasthan is a region of India where men are known to have enormous and elaborate mustaches

A view of the blue city of Jodhpur from the ramparts of the imposing Mehrangarh Fort

One of many living root bridges over the cascades of Cherrapunjee, India

Khasi villagers have spent generations training the roots of fig trees to stretch across the myriad rivers in Cherrapunjee, India. They provide a practical route for transportation that is still in use to this day.

Fig trees extend their roots across rivers and gullies to form a natural, living bridge in Cherrapunjee, India

Misty clouds break and expose the treetops of Cherrapunjee for a brief while amidst the never-ending rainstorms that make this region the raniest place on earth

Statues for the Durga Puja festival are kept to dry in large tented rooms in Kolkata, India

An auspicious area in the flower markets behind Howrah station, full of aspiring sadhus.

The military uniform shirt on this child of Kolkata struck me.

An old masseuse gives an ayurvedic massage in a side room of the Kolkata flower market.

The people of Kolkata come to the banks of the holy Ganges to bathe.

A young man naps midday below a Shiva poster in an old colonial building in Kolkata.

Hot shots gather at the carrom board in Kolkata, India.

A man and his family sell green leaves in the enormous flower market of Kolkata, India

Giant sacks overflow with orange and yellow flowers to be used in prayer at the flower markets of Kolkata

Women carry rice cuttings through paths in a field near Bodhgaya, India.

Cattlemen lead their livestock along by an ancient Saraswati temple below a giant banyan tree near Bodhgaya, India.

The strong willed stare of this pilgrim is undeniable. His sinewy muscles and determined countenance reveal a life of hardship and devotion.

A buddhist monk swathed in crimson meditates in front of an enormous fig tree swathed in prayer flags in Bodhgaya, India

Buddhist monks deep in meditation at the Mahabodhi temple of Bodhgaya, India

A lone Buddhist monk sits in meditation among the stupas at the Mahabodhi temple.

The sitar is more than just an instrument - it really is a piece of art. Hidden behind an unassuming and inconspicuous storefront, a seated luthier marks locations for chikari kunti (tuning pegs) on his next creation.

A curious goat, and a resentful man in Varanasi, India

This man overseas the creation of machine-made silks in one of the factories of Varanasi Silk Emporium

Operating this handloom, a man creates patterns in precious silks at the Varanasi SIlk Emporium

A man lathers up on the stairs of a ghat near Varanasi, India.

Women prepare and toss offerings into the river Ganges

Hindus come to bathe in the Ganges and wash away their sins in hopes of being freed from the cycle of life and death near Varanasi, India.

A man stands waist deep in the Ganges, encircled by his yajno pavitam - a sacred thread that shows he is a Dvija, or twice-born.

A woman crouches in prayer at a ghat in Varanasi, India.

Fire and flowers float out into the river Ganges as a man undertakes the ritual of Ganga Aarti in Varanasi, India.

A young child in the streets of Varanasi, India poses as a likeness of the Hindu god Krishna playing a flute.

Samosas fry in the large woks along the streets of Varanasi, India.

This man had many things to say through his modified loudspeaker, none of which I understood.

This sadhu sits outside of a shiva temple in the old city of Varanasi every day.

Wood to be used for cremations is piled high above a group of men who seem to have a disagreement in Varanasi, India.

These scales weight the wood used in the holy cremation at the Manikarnika Ghat in Varanasi, India.

A man carries wood to be used in cremations at the burning Manikarnika Ghat in Varanasi, India

Even the trash is brightly colored in Varanasi, India

Looking down from a rooftop restaurant I realized those colorful shapes below are actually people sleeping outside in Varanasi, India

The jigsaw nature of Varanasi shows in the interwoven rooftop structures where new architecture is joined to old.

Residents of Varanasi come to the Ganges in the mornings to bath in the holy water, and sometimes use it to brush their teeth as well.

The colors of Lal Ghat above the flooded river Ganges

The cenotaphs at the Tomb of I'timād-ud-Daulah house the bodies of Mirzā Ghiyās Beg - the grandfather of Mumtaz Mahal (for whom the Taj Mahal was built) - and his wife. This is a prelude to the architecture of the Taj Mahal, and is often known as the "Baby Taj" near Agra, India

A young Muslim boy at school in a mosque approaches me with confidence. Notice the expressions on the other faces in the image. A hesitant yet curious boy, and an intrigued girl. There are often surprises hidden in photographs that weren't necessarily seen when shot was taken. @ Jama Masjid in Agra, India

I came upon these men as I searched through the forest for an access point to the Yamuna River. Only Indians were allowed past this point ot access the river, as the government has decided tourists are sure to drown and cause an incident that would damage the areas tourism.

A less common view of the Taj Mahal is from across the Yamuna River. Here, a man takes a break from herding his cattle along the banks. The contrast of the grandeur of the Taj Mahal with the slums and villages across the Yamuna is startling.

This riverbank serves as a laundry washing area despite he foul odors that rise from the murky waters of the Yamuna River near Agra, India

Fabrics are laid out to dry on the banks of the Yamuna River near Agra, India

An Indian tourist shows his entry ticket for the Taj Mahal. This popular location sees close to 1.8 million visitors from India alone.

The intense stare of a man seated outside of the Taj Mahal in Agra, India

The intricacies of the craftmanship in the buildings of the Taj Mahal complex is breathtaking

Proud guards at the exterior wall of the Taj Mahal

Our tuk tuk driver keeps his eye on rowdy backseat passengers.

A view of the Taj Mahal in Agra, India

This tuk-tuk driver looks like someone out of Mad Max

This man was an Indian tourist to the Taj Mahal, and looks to be uncertain of my intentions.

This man's bright turban caught my eye and when he saw me, he offered me this image.