Scenes from India

India is home to over 1.2 billion people of wildly varying religions, cultures and levels of wealth. Only 61 years since declaring its Independence from English rule, modern India is still defining itself, sometimes against the friction inside and outside of its borders. Recent newsworthy events in India include vast Monsoon flooding, conflicts in still-disputed Kashmir, and religious clashes between Hindus and Christians - and celebrations conducted by Hindu, Muslim, Christian, Sikh and more. Though there's no possible way for these images to be comprehensive, here are some recent photos of scenes in India. (34 photos total)

Devotees carry a statue of the Hindu elephant god Ganesh, the deity of prosperity, for immersion in the sea, on the last day of "Ganesh Chaturthi", in Mumbai September 14, 2008. Clay statues of Ganesh are made two to three months before this popular religious festival in India. The idols are taken through the streets in a procession accompanied with dancing and singing, to be immersed in a river symbolizing a ritual sendoff on his journey towards his home. (REUTERS/Punit Paranjpe)

A devotee watches an idol of the Hindu elephant god Ganesh, sinking, after it was immersed in the Sabarmati river on the last day of "Ganesh Chaturthi" in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad, September 14, 2008. (REUTERS/Amit Dave) #

A rhinoceros which strayed in Kalcheni village, about 130 kilometers (81 miles) west of Gauhati, India, Sunday, Sept. 14, 2008, hides from wildlife officials. More than 100 wildlife officials tracked the animal using its radio collar after it strayed from the Assam state's Manas National Park on Sept. 1, but could not capture it until Sunday, fearing that if they tranquilized it in the marshy area it could drown. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath) #

An artisan gives finishing touches to an idol of the Hindu Goddess Durga at a workshop in the northeastern Indian city of Siliguri September 20, 2008. The idols will be used during the Durga Puja festival, a popular religious event for Hindu Bengalis. In Hindu mythology, Durga symbolises power and the triumph of good over evil. (REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri) #

People carry earthen water pots as they take part in a Jhulelal Chaliha procession in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad September 6, 2008. Thousands of people took part in the 40 day long fasting festival of the Sindhi community, Jhulelal Chaliha, that ended on Saturday with a colourful procession of earthen pots carried by male and female devotees on their heads. (REUTERS/Amit Dave) #

An Indian Border Security Force (BSF) soldier holds position inside a bulletproof vehicle during an encounter at Chinor village on the outskirts of Jammu August 27, 2008. Suspected Muslim militants who slipped across the border from Pakistan into Indian Kashmir killed at least two civilians and an army officer in the Hindu-majority region of Jammu earlier that day, police said. (REUTERS/Amit Gupta) #

Protestors challenge the police during a victory rally in Jammu, India, Sunday, Aug. 31, 2008. Hindus on Sunday suspended their two-month-old protest over allotment of land to a Hindu trust to build facilities for pilgrims in the Indian portion of Kashmir, which had triggered some of the worst violence in the region in more than a decade, officials said. (AP Photo/Channi Anand) #

A policeman throws stones at protestors during a victory rally in Jammu, India, Sunday, Aug. 31, 2008. (AP Photo/Channi Anand) #

Catholic nuns from the Missionaries of Charity order sing hymns for a special prayer during the eleventh anniversary of the death of Mother Teresa in the eastern Indian city of Kolkata September 5, 2008. Mother Teresa was a Nobel Peace Prize-winning nun who died in 1997, and was beatified by Pope John Paul II in 2003 at the Vatican. (REUTERS/Jayanta Shaw) #

A damaged church, seen in the village of Raikia, India, after it was allegedly stormed by Hindu fundamentalists, on August 31, 2008. Indian authorities insisted they had halted deadly clashes between Hindus and Christians in the east of the country that have exposed it to stinging criticism. At least 10 people have died and thousands have fled their homes as a result of the violence in the coastal state of Orissa, with the Catholic church accusing police of failing to protect defenceless priests and nuns. (DESHAKALYAN CHOWDHURY/AFP/Getty Images) #

A Theyyam dancer waits to perform during festivities marking the start of the annual harvest festival of "Onam" in the southern Indian city of Kochi September 2, 2008. The 10-day long festival is celebrated annually in India's southern coastal state of Kerala to symbolise the return of King Mahabali to meet his beloved subjects. (REUTERS/Sivaram V) #

Monsoon rains have caused a great deal of flooding throughout low-lying regions of India. Here, villagers wade through a flooded road near Mithapur village, 67 km (42 miles) west of Ahmedabad, September 19, 2008. (REUTERS/Amit Dave) #

A man is airlifted onto an Indian Air Force helicopter at a flood-affected village in the eastern Indian state of Bihar September 3, 2008. The floods have forced more than three million people from their homes, destroyed 250,000 acres of farmland and killed over 150 people. (REUTERS/Indian Defence Ministry) #

A flood-affected man waits for food in a flood relief camp at Jankinagar village of Purniya district in the eastern Indian state of Bihar, September 6, 2008. Authorities battling a massive deluge in Bihar had issued public warnings of more floods to come and asked villagers not to return home from temporary shelters yet. (REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri) #

Refugees from flooded areas extend their hands to fetch food packets distributed by National Disaster Relief Force (NDRF) personnel at Raghunathpur area, Madhepura district of India's northeastern state of Bihar, on September 5, 2008. Rescue workers in flood-hit northern India have brought over 800,000 people to safety, but tens of thousands more were still believed to be trapped, officials said. (DIPTENDU DUTTA/AFP/Getty Images) #

Workers arrange bottles of drinking water before an air-drop in flood-affected areas at Purniya air force station in the eastern Indian state of Bihar, September 3, 2008. (REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri) #

Muslim women react to the camera at a makeshift flood relief camp in Araria district town in the eastern Indian state of Bihar, September 7, 2008. (REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri) #

A Hindu woman has her hand painted with henna during the Teej festival in the northern Indian city of Allahabad September 2, 2008. Hindu women fast and pray for the good health and long life of their husbands during the Teej festival. (REUTERS/Jitendra Prakash) #

Forestry workers look on as a male Royal Bengal Tiger leaps off a boat into the water after being released back into the wild in The Chamta Forest District of The Sunderbans, in India, on September 4, 2008. The tiger was declared fit for release by veterinarians after it was recently rescued from a nearby village. (HO/AFP/Getty Images) #

A mask is shown being put on the back of honey collector Madhusudhan Mondal's head, in Bali, a village in the Sundarbans, India, Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2008. The Sundarbans forest, a remote tangle of unforgiving islands dangling off the eastern edge of India, is home to perhaps the world's largest population of tigers, prone to attacking humans, as well as 4 million people who are among the poorest in India. Locals believe that tigers do not attack humans from the front and wear masks on the back of their heads in the hope of warding them off. (AP Photo/Gautam Singh) #

The Satellite Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft, India's first moon mission craft is seen from behind glass at the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) center in Bangalore on September 18, 2008. Chandrayaan-1, which has almost reached its final stages of preparation before its shipment to its launch centre at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SHAR), in Sriharikota.(DIBYANGSHU SARKAR/AFP/Getty Images) #

A view of the illuminated Golden Temple, Sikhs holiest shrine, in Amritsar, India, Monday, Sept. 1, 2008. This year, Sikhs mark the 404th anniversary of the installation of the Guru Granth Sahib, the sacred book of the Sikhs. (AP Photo/Aman Sharma) #

Indian Hindu devotees pay their respects after pouring milk water onto an idol of Hindu God Lord Krishna at the Shivala temple in Amritsar, on August 24, 2008, on the occasion of the "Janmashtami" festival, which marks the birth of Lord Krishna. Devotional songs and dances mark the celebrations of the festival all over northern India. (NARINDER NANU/AFP/Getty Images) #

Hindu devotees, try to form a human pyramid to break an earthen pot filled with honey, milk and curd, as part of festivities to celebrate Janmashthmi, or the birth anniversary of Lord Krishna, in Mumbai, India, Sunday, Aug. 24, 2008. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade) #

Young Indian devotees of Hindu God Lord Krishna attempt to make a seven-tier human pyramid in the 'dahi-handi' (curd-pot) contest in Mumbai on August 24, 2008, as part of celebrations of "Janmashtami" which marks the birth of Hindu God Lord Krishna. Scores of Hindu devotees of Lord Krishna partake in the dahi-handi celebration during which a large earthenware pot is filled with milk, curds, butter, honey and fruits and suspended from a height of between 20 to 40 feet. Sporting young men and boys come forward to claim this prize by constructing a human pyramid till the pyramid is tall enough to enable the topmost person to reach the pot and claim the contents after breaking it. (PAL PILLAI/AFP/Getty Images) #

Engineers prepare to roll-out the Spark, one of General Motors Corp's passenger vehicles, at the company's new plant in Talegaon, about 160 km (99 miles) northeast of Mumbai September 2, 2008. General Motors Corp's most important priority is to turn around its North American business and it will continue investments in emerging markets, its chief operating officer said on Tuesday. (REUTERS/Punit Paranjpe) #

A relative of a bomb blast victim sits next to their body at a cremation ground in New Delhi September 14, 2008. Police officers trawled slums and criminal hideouts in India's capital on Sunday rounding up suspects after serial bombings in the city a day earlier killed at least 21 people and wounded nearly 100. At least five bombs exploded in quick succession in crowded markets and streets in the heart of New Delhi on Saturday night. (REUTERS/Adnan Abidi) #

A woman works in a rice paddy near Singur, about 50 km (31 miles) north of the eastern Indian city of Kolkata August 27, 2008. (REUTERS/Parth Sanyal) #

Activists of the People for Animals (PFA) an NGO hold two Dwarf tortoises, which were rescued from a resident in Guwahati on September 18, 2008. The pair were later released into the the Dighalipukhuri pond in Guwahati, the capital city of India�s northeastern state of Assam. (BIJU BORO/AFP/Getty Images) #

People fish for wood for domestic use at the Naraj barrage on the Kathjodi River in the eastern Indian state of Orissa, Friday, Sept. 19, 2008. The flood situation in Orissa worsened as the government launched a massive evacuation operation to shift the residents of low-lying areas to safer places, according to a news agency. (AP Photo/Biswaranjan Rout) #

Kashmiri Muslim protesters shout pro-freedom slogans during an anti-India protest in Srinagar September 19, 2008. Thousands of Muslims demonstrators shouting anti-India slogans took to streets in Kashmir's main city on Friday and resumed protests against New Delhi's rule in the disputed region. (REUTERS/Fayaz Kabli) #

A bull and other pedestrians walk past a computer supermarket in New Delhi September 19, 2008. (REUTERS/Desmond Boylan) #

Performers dressed as tigers take part in Pulikali, or tiger dance, during festivities in Trichur city, in the southern Indian state of Kerala, September 15, 2008. The ceremony was organised to mark the end of the annual harvest festival, "Onam". (REUTERS/Sivaram V) #

A model presents a creation by Indian designer Anamika Khanna on the fourth day of the HDIL India Couture Week in Mumbai on September 19, 2008. India is hosting its first ever haute couture week showcasing over six days, 11 leading designers in a celebration of the country's rich heritage in bespoke fashion. But unlike the bank-breaking, impossible-to-wear creations on show twice a year in Paris that are not even intended for the high street, Indian couturiers say they are offering wearable made-to-order clothes at a realistic price. (SAJJAD HUSSAIN/AFP/Getty Images) #

More links and information

Ganesh Chaturthi - Wikipedia Entry

Kashmir conflict - Wikipedia entry

India - NYTimes.com Topics page

India - Wikipedia Entry

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GORGEOUS pictures. I like that they show us various aspects of India and its culture and everyday life.

Posted by Aviva Sirotinsky October 9, 08 11:48 PM

religion must pave way to peace not that restinpeace. nowadays no religion people are soft. think ths words " Gods dont kill people, people with gods kill people"

Posted by siv October 10, 08 04:54 AM

Awesome Photographs of a Great Country - India!!!

Posted by Test001only October 10, 08 06:46 AM

very very good

Posted by suresh ajmera October 10, 08 07:26 AM

got the feel of India

Posted by Kranthi October 10, 08 12:07 PM

The pics are amazing and reflect the TRUE INDIA.

Posted by Anshul October 10, 08 12:44 PM

HI, FROME THE DAY I DISCOVER THE BIG PICTURES I VISIT EVRY DAY TO SEE IF THER IS SOMTHING NEW. I ENJOY IT SO MUCH AND UNDERSTAND A LOT OF THING WHICH HAPPENS LIKE THE HURRICAN ETC. I MAIL THEM TO MY FRIENDS AND ALL OF THEM ENJOY THEM. SHOSH FROM TEL AVIV

Posted by SHOSH October 11, 08 06:18 AM

The pictures are really worth seeing. It has clarity and reality.

Posted by GURURAJA RAO.S.V. October 13, 08 03:01 AM

This shows life goes onnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn For a change keep changing.

Posted by Bhawna October 13, 08 03:13 AM

Amazing Photos..The beauty is seen in each of the photographs.Really The heaven is here..on land of Lords..ie. BHARAT/INDIA/HINDUSTAN....

Posted by bibhu prasad October 13, 08 06:33 AM

Simply Superve......
Hats off to the Photograpers.........

Posted by Murugan October 13, 08 07:19 AM

@nidhi, karan thapar, etc etc,
I think you have (conveniently) missed that a Hindu priest was murdered before all the violence started. Or is it that you justify a murder of Hindu priest?
Violence against Christians is to be condemned, just as violence against Hindus should be. Did you forget to condemn that or are you just coward?
Actually, this shamelessly partial attitude of media (especially English Media) is turning many soft Hindus towards VHP and bajrang dal even though they dont justify it.

Posted by Mukul October 13, 08 11:26 AM

I once remarked to an Indian friend of mine that all of the Indians I have met have been the very best of people. He humbly observed that what I am seeing is a non-representative sample of Indians-- those who have come to the U.S. as students or scientists, mostly. But I replied that that is fine; I like to think of countries and cultures in terms of their best people.

These photographs, along with my experiences with Indians I have met, continue to motivate me to visit India someday. There is a program called "Enduro India" which takes people on a two-week motorcycle trip through Southern India. They emphasize the close contact with the people of the regions, and that it is almost always a life-changing experience. Much of the fee goes to charity, and they even use locally produced Enfield Bullet motorcycles. But there must be a million other ways to visit India.

Posted by Lyle Gunderson October 13, 08 01:48 PM

All I got to say is WOW !!!

Posted by spiceupyourlifenow.com October 13, 08 06:56 PM

awesome pictures.I am proud to be INDIAN.

Posted by N.Maheswari October 14, 08 04:19 AM

Mera Bharath Mahan....
VANDE MATHARAM!!!!!!
JAI HIND!!!!!!!!!

Posted by Soumya Muralidharan October 14, 08 06:09 AM

Yes nice pictures! But stop the conversions to ANY religion!! If you don't, then don't complain about the violence that follows. Christians have caused much trouble around the world as have Muslims trying to convert people. By doing so they're bringing violence unto themselves.

Posted by Sher Singh October 14, 08 04:27 PM

INDIA IS THE BEST

Posted by VIJAYA October 14, 08 11:59 PM

CLASSIC DISPLAY!!!

Posted by ABHINAV October 15, 08 12:22 AM

nice pictures. india the GREAT..............

Posted by Anonymous October 15, 08 12:30 AM

Indian is what Iam and the diversity and unity is what We all Indians should be proud of.

Posted by Dhiman October 15, 08 02:04 AM

kewl pics
keep it up

Posted by Jeril David Nadar October 15, 08 02:19 AM

Excellent pictures......I can just say FANTABULOUS

Posted by Shruthi October 15, 08 02:19 AM

This page would have better been named as "Scenes from North India and Kerala".

Not one Picture from Tami Nadu, land of the Tamils, the originators of one of the oldest classical languages? Why? Do you ignore it? Certainly it is not the lack of interesting things there. What about Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, 2 of the richest states in India? Is it the glamour of Mumbai, the staidness of New Delhi that attracts the photographer? Or did the photographer not have enough courage to travel to the real south? Were you trying to show that the world is full of exceptions? Exceptions... you can meet quite a few down south.

If Mumbai's Janmashtami and Ganesh Chaturthi is worth 4 pics and Kerala's human and earthly landscape is worth 3 pics, then Tamil Nadu is certainly worth more. But then the Tamils don't need it. Their legacy speaks for itself.

Posted by Aejaz October 15, 08 03:33 AM

Awesome photography of Great Country that is MY India. I loved all pictures. These pictruers are depicting diversity of India. In spite of communal violence, bomb blasts in Delhi and in other cities, India is still united. No one can break it, noone can deface it, nocountry can defeat India. I would like to salute to photographer as well as to publisher too.
I proud to be an Indian.

Jai Hind, Jai Bharat...

Posted by Dharmendra Chauhan October 15, 08 08:56 AM

Have come to know of various religious festivities which I was never aware of. Superb colourul pictures. India is a colourful country.

Posted by Gool J. Contractor October 15, 08 10:11 AM

I 'd jus like to say "I am PROUD to be an INDIAN."
I would jus like to add "Be a TRUE INDIAN by HEART."

Posted by Sagar Choksi October 15, 08 04:01 PM

Message for Aejaz....Its not about Tamil,Kerala and North region..
Its about an India..

We all are one...I think so should have proper education.....:)))

No East No West .......INDIA IS BEST.

I Proud to be an Indian......India is Full of Colors and Sparkles........

............In one country like India you can see the whole WORLD......
Saare Janha se accha Hindustan Hamara.....
"Jai Hind"

Posted by Shivani October 16, 08 01:58 AM

I AM PROUD TO BE AN INDIAN.
IN INDIA PEOPLE WORK WITH THE MIND WHICH R PLACED IN THERE HEART.
INDIAN PEOPLE SHOULD REALISED THERE OWN POTENTIAL ABOUT WHAT THEY CAN DO & WHAT THEY CAN ACHIVE.

Posted by BHUPESH SHAH October 16, 08 06:39 AM

Its Really Great ......................................

Posted by Anjali October 16, 08 11:42 AM

Superb Compiliation. Makes us proud to be Indian.
Just wish that all we guys try to spread the message of Love & Peace always barrring all the caste, cultre, creed. Thus living in harmony, we could become an ideal nation to the world. Jai Hind

Posted by Soni October 17, 08 02:00 AM

The pics are awesome.

Posted by Mangesh Ramesh Jadhav October 17, 08 02:16 AM

It's amazing
no words to say

Posted by sasi October 17, 08 08:05 AM

Hi!
Liked the pictures. They are all excellant. However they do not cover all aspects. I being a Hindu I may be biased. I strongly believe that we are very tolerant. That is one of the reasons why we are in this state today. Some of the people from the other faith of this land tend to forget, that, some where down the line they were also Hindus; Sons of mother India (Hindia)-Hind-Hindustan. God only knows when will they come into their senses; or what is in store for us.This is what I want to say about our tolerance. " Bus yahi apraad mai har baar kar taa hoon Adami hoon Adami se pyaar kar thaa hoon. Yahi mera/hamara pehchan hai. Jai Hind !

Posted by Gopal October 17, 08 01:50 PM

We were the best...are the best & will remain the best...A true ONE INDIA in Pictures...Excellent work......Unity in Diversity.........Jai Hind...!!!!!

Posted by Ashok October 19, 08 08:41 AM

they r very-2 nice wat to say no words to describe

Posted by Supriya Saini October 20, 08 10:19 AM

No words can express the beauty of this country.............a country given birth to many other countries.................shelters to many religion.................can only be INDIA.

I am proud to be Indian.

Jai Hind!

Posted by Chandan Kumar October 20, 08 02:37 PM

it is very cool

Posted by Anonymous October 20, 08 04:53 PM

India..The ancient,the eternal,the ever new....I bow in front of you mother...

Posted by Nived October 21, 08 03:47 AM

i think our country is very stupendous,gods own country,I LOVE MY INDIA

Posted by USAIRATH MOHAMMED SHAFI October 21, 08 03:20 PM

Aejaz - comment no 644.......you are sick.....inferior.....I know people like you would never let india progress......so what if there is no pic from Tamil Nadu......there is no pic from other states too....Goa....UP...MP....CG etc....no one is whining except you.....people like you bring shame to the nation....stop whining and thanks photographer for the coverage.....go get a life

Posted by ALK October 21, 08 05:45 PM

Its Amazing superb scene I am proud to be an indian

Posted by christopher sinha October 22, 08 05:55 AM

Really,INDIA is a gifted land.The only mistake is we Indians are not aware of her worth.All Religions promote love,peace and harmony.The followers of all religions quarrel in the name of religions,which is such a shame.

Posted by Soumya October 22, 08 06:23 AM

it is excellent

Posted by gayathri kumar October 22, 08 06:54 AM

Great work! what you needed was one picture from (sports) Indian cricket team and it would be complete then

Posted by mk October 22, 08 11:26 PM

This is full measure of Indian mean...

Posted by Rohit Das October 23, 08 12:07 AM

Bharat Desh Mahan
Amucha Bharat Desh Mahan!!!!!!!!

Posted by Milind Ghate Vashi India October 23, 08 12:25 AM

Great!!!

Posted by Anonymous October 23, 08 12:41 AM

Feel Very privilege to be an INDIAN....:)

Posted by Sarath Krishna.S October 23, 08 04:01 AM

simply great

Posted by sanjay October 23, 08 06:49 AM

Would love to meet the photographer

Posted by Jehangir Chowna October 23, 08 01:30 PM

somethings are never duplicated...it was an awesome sight to
see India finally coming alive!!!

Posted by Mike October 23, 08 07:37 PM

Awesome pics.....Incridible India..Land of diversity

Posted by MANOJJ October 24, 08 02:38 PM

Good Photography
U tried to cover majority of India.... Next time try to cover the central and north eastern part of India too...
Even after u have shown mostly the violent and sad side of India, many people are still saying things like Incredible india, india coming alive etc... that is the hope that keeps the indian spirits alive

Posted by Kiran October 26, 08 04:50 AM

Really awesome pictures. They portray real India, the lifestyle, the chanllenges, the progress and our values.

I would love to take some pictures when I am there.

Posted by Arun October 28, 08 09:27 AM

awesome pics!! feels like the photographer inside me is still vigil.

Posted by souvik October 29, 08 12:56 AM

Posted by kay October 30, 08 04:49 PM

hey...the pics are really very nice and they depict the diversified culture ,traditions and beliefs in a very elegant manner.the photographer has done a good job.cheers..

Posted by shubhendu jha October 31, 08 03:26 AM

Great work.
Picture perfect shots.
Really wonderful pics, depicting the modern india.

Posted by Nimesh October 31, 08 08:47 AM

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW!!!!!!!! SIMPLY SUPERB!!!

JAI HIND, VANDE MATHARAM!!

Posted by sridevi jagadeesh November 1, 08 02:08 PM

great land, great people, greatpictures..
keep it up

Posted by mahendra thaker November 1, 08 11:59 PM

Proud to be an Indian..
Jai Hind.

Posted by Saurabh Singh November 2, 08 01:31 AM

Superb pictures, Superb Photographer. Lovely colours. Great human interest pixctures.

Posted by Shishir Mody November 2, 08 09:07 AM

best one i have ever seen...........beautiful........

Posted by jaymeen patel November 2, 08 11:36 AM

Good Photography ...Really awesome pictures. The real India, the lifestyle,I am proud to be an indian...

Posted by Ashish patel November 2, 08 12:23 PM

Eye opening pictures,specially where there is plenty people dont know about thecourage and forbarance of the needy......
Thanks for sharing

Posted by Aban Patel November 2, 08 04:29 PM

GREAT INDIA AND INDIANS.....

Posted by Krupesh November 2, 08 10:58 PM

SUPERB. PROUD TO BE INDIAN....
NICE PHOTOS AND PEFECT TIMING.......

Posted by VINAY KUMAR S November 3, 08 01:53 AM

Excellent Pictures.

Posted by B. Ajmera November 3, 08 01:26 PM

Awesome!
Kaleidoscope in micricosm of India!

Posted by Vidyasagar Reddy November 4, 08 07:08 AM

I so my faithful people and I cried.........I love my land and I love my land people.......................................I proud of my pavitrabhumi.............................................................................Thank you for your hard work.

Posted by Anonymous November 4, 08 05:42 PM

Amazing pics !!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by Lohith November 4, 08 11:07 PM

wow awesome ...nice work ...hats off to the people you made this ...

Posted by Anand November 5, 08 07:51 AM

Excellent Photography,depicting the India....
Thanks for Sharing and Hard work... Incredible India

Posted by Dhapu Sridhar November 6, 08 09:42 AM

Its really superb.............I enjoyed very much

Posted by Yuva November 6, 08 11:23 AM

hey superb.... thanks to make us know many things about / in our country

Posted by Raghavendra November 7, 08 08:25 AM

Very nice pics...but please stop this accusations based on religion! India is a secular country, there should be no violence concerning religion!!!! Whether it be Hindu, Muslim, Christian, Sikh, everyone has the right to choose whatever religion they want to follow. No one should force them to be something...Toleration should be there for everyone to choose what they...that's why India is called a Democratic and Secular country!!!!

Posted by A Concerned Indian November 7, 08 12:19 PM

Very proud to be an India ��

Posted by Lokesh November 12, 08 02:11 AM

Really a wonderful collection to watch.Hatsoff to the person who postedthis.

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Posted by Arturo Esquivel November 12, 08 01:26 PM

Thats my INDIA!!!!!

Posted by Shalini November 13, 08 09:53 AM

realmente fasinante espe pais y su cultura, como su religion

Posted by GERARDO HERRERA November 13, 08 01:30 PM

very wise ideas whle composing the frames

Posted by Ratna Prasad November 14, 08 01:18 AM

by seeing these itself we come to know wat inida is. Fine.

Posted by kumar November 14, 08 06:15 AM

These are the varities of the subject s and nice pictures. As a photographer I could say pictures are well composed , good colour saturated and very sharp pictures. Technically sound pictures. Thanks for forwarding to me by Tilak Hariya, my photographer friend.

Posted by R.B.Pednekar. November 16, 08 02:56 AM

Amazing!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by Conchi November 16, 08 04:49 AM

Critians---- Please stop Conversions. Christ never propogated conversions. In India the Hindus are sensitive & possesive of their religion. Don't wake up the sleeping Lion.

Posted by Tony. November 16, 08 11:29 AM

too good.
excellent art of photography displayed!

Posted by Poornima November 18, 08 02:35 AM

BRAVO !!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by Madan November 18, 08 11:43 PM

Excellent !!!

Posted by Anonymous November 19, 08 08:15 AM

i love that ganesha idol

Posted by usha November 22, 08 01:59 AM

Great balance showcasing India. One heck of a diversity. Extremes.

Posted by Naina Redhu November 23, 08 10:12 AM

Incredible !!!

Posted by pankajp November 24, 08 02:07 AM

grt job done!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by Amit November 24, 08 06:30 AM

Awesome pictures!!! Can't wait to get there ...

Posted by Rubina November 26, 08 01:57 PM

Really, amazing photographs........!!!!!!

Posted by Manoj Chavhan November 27, 08 01:33 AM

Amayzing, I belive no metter what God we worship we are all humans...full of colour and tradition, beautiful country

Posted by Hajnal Orban November 30, 08 12:11 PM

This few pictures are just the glimpses of heritage, Culture, Styles, Conditions, festivals, colors of India. Really India is a country with wide spectrum of diverse ideologies and all these different cultures reside together. It is land of Cultures.

A land of Unity in diversity.

Posted by Prathamesh Rudrakshawar December 1, 08 01:29 AM

Congratulations on the marvelous collection of pictures.

Regarding No.11.. Theyyam is a ritualized dance form in North Malabar (Northern Part of Kerala). Kochi is not a part of North Malabar. The photographer, if he clicked the picture from Kochi must have clicked it in some meet arranged for tourists. Also It has no relation to the 10 days festival to celebrate the old king mahabali, the caption talks about. That is Onam. Please refer to the link given below.

Looking at the face painting it looks like a 'kolam' of Muchilottu Bhagavati.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teyyam

Posted by Sreejith December 1, 08 06:17 AM

Excellent photographs, but we need not bloat ourselves up with the wrong kind of Pride. We need to go beyond the often repeated "Proud to be an Indian" slogan which is actually used to describe the intolerant Pro-Hindu fundamentalist position, similar to "India Shining".
These photographs should lead to introspection about who we were and who we have become during the last 60 years since Independence, and inquire if while we have achieved material betterment, whether we have lost out on any of our unique qualities. There were/are many but the most valuable one to me is the "Tolerance". We are in danger of losing this and that makes me worried as well as sad.

Posted by Sujit Patwardhan December 3, 08 12:48 AM