1. A woman lugging a water container from the tank of the temple of Kapaleeshwara in Chennai (Madras)
2. The great golden limestone temple of Kailashanatha in Kanchipuram, dedicated to Shiva, 7th century
3. An Indian brown crow, perched on fishing skif, harangues beachcombers along the Bay of Bengal at Mamalipuram
4. The Char Minar, the triumphal gate with four minarets, marks the heart of very Moslem Hyderabad
5. Pedicabs are a good way of getting around in Hyderabad
6. Banjara women sitting in the shade of their village, in the vicinity of Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh
7. Marigolds are used profusely for religious observances. Being picked near Lepakshi, Andhra Pradesh
8. At Dussehra, even three-wheelers are blessed by a Brahmin priest.
9. In Srirangapatnam’s mosque Wellsley, future Duke of Wellington, had Tippu Sultan buried besides his father, Haidar Aly.
10. Guests pour milk over the joined hands of newlyweds, Bangalore, Karnataka
11. Nearly a million crowd into Mysore’s Chamundi Hill for Dussehra to celebrate their patron goddess’ slaying of a demon.
12. Atop an elephant the goddess Vhamuneshvari is feted in immense procession on Dussehra, Mysore, Karnataka.
13. Mysore palace is all lit up for Dussehra.
14. Karnataka villagers sunning on a bridge, North of Mysore.
15. Clad by the sky, atop a 400 foot granite hill, colossal statue of Jain leader Gomarteshvara staring inwardly so intently that plants have crept up his legs and arms. Schravanabelagola, Karnataka
16. The statue’s feet are washed ritually every morning. Schravanabelagola, Karnataka
17. The great Hoysaleswara temple at Halebid, Karnataka
18. Plowing in the fertile Coorg district, Tamil Nadu
19. Bathing in the Kaveri River, Tamil Nadu
20. The god Vayanattu Kulavan at a Theyyam performance, Kannur district, Kerala
21. A devotee converses in Malayalam with the god Gulikan Daivam, Kannur district, Kerala
22. The avatar for the goddess Thee Chamundi throws himself onto the pyre some thirty times between 4 and 6 AM, Kannur district, Kerala
23. When Thee Chamundi has finished, her entourage runs barefoot over the coals
24. Pepper merchants, Tellicherry, Kerala
25. Fort St. Angelo, founded by the Portuguese and taken over by the British, Kannur, Kerala
26. Mahout bathing his ward at temple raising elephants north of Cochin, Kerala
27. Germinating rice, Kerala
28. Vanila vine, Kerala
29. Kathakali dancer, Kerala
30. Mohiniyattam dancer, Cochin, Kerala
31. Detail in the 200 year old Puthe Maliga Palace, which served the maharajas of Travancore, Kerala
32. “Chinese nets” exist in the Cochin region, imported before the 16th century to Kerala
33. Vast extents of fresh water are damed up in the Backwaters, East of Alappuzha, Kerala
34. Walking the gunnels to pole a boat in the Backwaters, Kerala
35. Gaggle of girls in Aleppe (Alappuzha), Kerala
36. Casting off in the misty morning, Shanghumugham, Kerala
37. Replanting rice near the Southern tip of India
38. Boy in Karakkudi in the Chettinad
39. Farm woman from Madurai area wearing geometric gold earrings
40. Market in Madurai
41. Elephant blessing a boy at the gate of the great Chola Brihadishwara Temple in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu
42. Hunting for starfish left by the tide, Tellicherry, Kerala
43. Detail from the entirely carved granite cliff, Mamallapuram, Tamil Nadu
44. Goats shelter under boulders atop Mamallapuram’s granite hills, Tamil Nadu
45. A furious bull elephant is a sight to behold, Kerala.
46. Typical landscape of bald granite hills and coconut palms, Ramanagaram, Karnataka
47. A friendly face in Kannur, Kerala
48. The St. Andrews Forane Church, better known as Arthunkal church, was founded by the Portuguese, Kerala
49. Woman seeking a new pregnancy butters up the decorously veiled goddess with ghee (rendered butter), Meenakshi Temple, Madurai, Tamil Nadu
50. The Sri Meenakshi temple complex in Madurai, Tamil Nadu
51. A starlet acting in a historical pageant in the great Hindu fortress of Golconda, Hyderabad.
52. Boy with green eyes, Lepakshi, Andhra Pradesh