INDIA

Decorated camel....used to pull carts

Ceiling

At 7am on roadside fence

Bovine speed bumps aka holy cows (vaches sacrees)

Mysore South India

Twisting rope from raw coconut fibres

Interesting sign. Uttaranchal, India, on bank of Ramganga River

This huge brute came behind me and head butted me aggressively out of its way as I was photographing this wonderful painted building(haveli). Such animals are common wandering the streets of towns in India.

Historically, after a maharaja died in Indiia, his widows would throw themselves alive on his funeral pyre. This was known as "sati". On their way to die, they left their handprint at the gates of the palace..

Handprints of widowed ranis (queens) who passed through the gate on their journey to immolate themselves on their husbands' blazing funeral pyres.

Jaisalmer India. Peacock feather vendor

Only 3800 still exist (equus hemionus khur) of this ancient breed, in the Little Rann of Kutch desert in Gujarat, India.They are endangered, and this is the only gene pool left .

400AD. Madhya Pradesh India

400AD. Madhya Pradesh India. The figures are around 6 meters tall.

Jain faith diverged from Buddhism around 2000 years ago. Jains eat no living thing; the do not even eat root vegetables, as insects may be harmed when harvesting them. They wear masks so as not to kill insects, and brush the ground in front of them with a broom to avoid walking on them. These very old temples are untouristed, neglected and very beautiful. Their god statues are usually naked.

Jain faith diverged from Buddhism around 2000 years ago. Jains eat no living thing; the do not even eat root vegetables, as insects may be harmed when harvesting them. They wear masks so as not to kill insects, and brush the ground in front of them with a broom to avoid walking on them. These very old temples are almost never seen by tourists, are neglected and very beautiful. Their god statues are usually naked. The tall ones behind are around 8m.

Madhya Pradesh India. 12th century Hindu temple complex and World Heritage Site. There are around 20 temples, and many are covered with highly erotic carvings. I have chosen a fairly mild one to show here, but there are some very interesting couplings and triplings which I photographed.