Newborn Weigh-In, India
Photograph by Lynn Johnson This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine Features Founded in 1970, the Comprehensive Rural Health Project (also known as Jamkhed, for the city where it is based) delivers preventive care to poor people who otherwise would get none. The project has served 300 villages and 500,000 people in Maharashtra state, including a newborn baby, fully swaddled and suspended for his weigh-in by village health worker Leelabai Amte.
Sawarda Village Workers, India
Photograph by Ed Kashi Workers from drought-stricken Sawarda village in India say the Golden Quadrilateral (GQ) has brought prosperity closer to home: "Today the jobs are in Jaipur, which used to be three hours away," says one. "With the highway, we can get there in 45 minutes."
Health Worker Holding a Child, India
Photograph by Lynn Johnson Her fingers gnarled by leprosy suffered as a teenager, Sakubai Gite examines a two-year-old girl she delivered and still cares for in India.
Thiruvathira Dancer, India
Photograph by Jimmy Kamballur This photo is taken from a school youth festival in Kerala. A Thiruvathira (dance) participant is praying while waiting to learn the results.
—Caption by Jimmy Kamballur
Mahout Bathing an Elephant, India
Photograph by Mohit Midha Watching a mahout lovingly bathe his elephant, I tried capturing the moment from the riverside but wasn't satisfied with what I saw through the viewfinder. There was something lacking that made the image not do justice to the scene. I then climbed a tree with a branch extending out over the water and got my shot, which may have been my last as I almost fell off after taking it. I'm sure the beautiful elephant would not have been very happy about me falling out of a tree straight onto her stomach!
—Caption by Mohit Midha
Rock Fort at Sunrise, India
Photograph by David Lazar This photo is taken at the top of the 83-meter-high Rock Fort—the only outcrop in the otherwise flat land of the city of Trichy in Tamil Nadu, India. I awoke for the climb at sunrise, in order to capture the colours from the sun radiating over the hazy city. Looking back down, we see one of many decorative Hindu temples in the area of the Rock Fort. —Caption by David Lazar
Commotion, India
Photograph by Paraj Shukla This Month in Photo of the Day: Your Photos This photo is a depiction of impermanence, imprints, and impressions of life. Oblivious of the din due to a midnight fair, the pilgrims have queued up to pay their obeisance to their lord, Shiva, on the pious occasion of Mahashivaratri festival. Those who have received the blessings retire with spiritual satisfaction. Location: Kyasara village in a deep pocket in southeast Rajasthan, India.
—Caption by Paraj Shukla
Kumbh Mela in Allahabad, India
Photograph by Greg Vore This Month in Photo of the Day: Your Photos This photo was taken during the 2007 Kumbh Mela in Allahabad. This was during the sadhus' procession to the Sangam to bathe on Mauni Amavasya, the new moon for the saints. It was very early in the morning, and there was a thick fog that added an even greater sense of magic and mystery to this ritual.
—Caption by Greg Vore
Boy Wearing Face Paint, Kolkata (Calcutta), India
Photograph by Pinaki Ranjan Majumdar This Month in Photo of the Day: Your Photos This little boy has put on makeup for a folk dance.
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Steaming Laundry, India, 2003
Photograph by William Albert Allard Untouchables work for a pittance washing clothes at dawn. The Hindu caste system forces 15 percent of India’s population to do jobs deemed “unclean”—anything that involves contact with bodily fluids, such as leatherwork and laundry or burying the dead. Untouchables suffer greatly from discrimination and violence. (Text adapted from and photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, “India’s Untouchables,” June 2003, National Geographic magazine)
High-Rise Construction, India, 1997
Photograph by Steve McCurry Workers perch on the scaffolding of a high-rise development in India. Massive population growth since independence in 1947 has provoked a boom in infrastructure. India now holds 950 million people, one-sixth of the world’s total. An increasing number are middle-class residents of such “concrete colonies.” (Text adapted from and photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, “India: Fifty Years of Independence,” May 1997, National Geographic magazine)
Dye Makers, Delhi, India, 1997
Photograph by Cary Wolinski Two young boys mix colors at a dye-making business in Delhi, India. The blood-red brew is blended with corn flour then spread on a roof for drying. The resulting powder is then ready to be tossed by celebrants of India's colorful Holi festival. (Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "The Quest for Color," July 1999, National Geographic magazine)
Macaques, Valparai, India, 2001
Photograph by Frans Lanting The endangered lion-tailed macaque (Macaca silenus)) has only one home, the dense rain forests of the Western Ghats mountain range. That world is fragmenting fast, a victim of India's surging population and headlong eagerness to modernize. Concerned citizens are joining forces and working to save what's left before it's too late—for human beings and forest dwellers alike. (Text adapted from and photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "India's Western Ghats," January 2002, National Geographic magazine)
Orchid, Gurukula, India, 2002
Photograph by Frans Lanting A pink orchid blooms in the dense rain forests of India's Western Ghats mountain range. Once linked by land, the Western Ghats and the island nation of Sri Lanka together make up a biodiversity hotspot—a place with threatened natural habitats that are rich in species, especially plants, that live nowhere else. (Text adapted from and photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "India's Western Ghats," January 2002, National Geographic magazine)
Diwali Observance, Jaipur, India, 2001
Photograph by Joe McNally Two women observe Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, at the ancient palace of the maharaja in Jaipur. The festival lasts five days and celebrates the victory of good over evil, light over darkness, and knowledge over ignorance. During Diwali, buildings and waterways are lit with candles and oil lamps, the earliest forms of artificial lighting after campfires. (Text adapted from and photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "The Power of Light," October 2001, National Geographic magazine)
Mineral Pigment, Bhubaneswar, India, 1999
Photograph by Cary Wolinsky A woman in Bhubaneswar, India, prepares to grind red mineral pigment on a stone pestle. In the Hindu religion, colors, especially red, are endowed with symbolic significance. (Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "The Quest for Color," July 1999, National Geographic magazine)
Untouchable Woman, India, 2003
Photograph by William Albert Allard A veiled woman of the Untouchable caste pauses for a photo while sweeping outside her home in India. India's constitution forbids caste discrimination and specifically abolishes Untouchability, but the hierarchies and social codes of Hinduism perpetuate the system. (Text adapted from and photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Untouchable," June 2003, National Geographic magazine)
Tie-Dyed Fabric, Jaipur, India, 1999
Photograph by Cary Wolinsky Tie-dyed fabric is hung to dry from a roof in Jaipur, India. Such Indian textiles are among the richest craft legacies on Earth, encompassing literally thousands of local styles and techniques. (Text adapted from and photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "The Quest for Color," July 1999, National Geographic magazine)
Workers Planting Rice, India, 2003
Photograph by William Albert Allard Women from India's so-called Untouchable caste plant rice in a large field. Consigned by birth to the lowest social strata, Untouchables number some 160 million, about 15 percent of India's people. Considered impure by Hindu law, they are generally permitted to perform only the most menial jobs. (Text adapted from and photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Untouchable," June 2003, National Geographic magazine)
Bengal Tiger, India, 1995
Photograph by Michael Nichols A perfectly posed young Bengal tiger rests in a clearing in India's Bandhavgarh National Park. This individual is likely the offspring of Sita, a tigress famed in the park for her hunting prowess and prized for her prolific breeding. (Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Sita: Life of a Wild Tigress," December 1997, National Geographic magazine)
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