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- The night before Holi, celebrations are underway as this family dances next to the Ganges.
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- A Sadhu or holy man takes a break next to the waters of the Ganges.
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- A typical view along the ghats – cows enjoy a dip in the holy water.
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- A man shares a joke as he weaves together roses for offerings.
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- A typical door frame in Jodhpur, Rajasthan.
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- Two young men study on the ghats of the Ganges.
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- Pastel coloured boats line the ghats of the Ganges in Varanasi.
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- Mahrangarh Fort in Jodhpur – view from the rock gardens.
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- These dolls are popular with tourists at the Mahrangarh Fort in Jodhpur.
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- Two games going on at once.
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- A popular pass time in Rajasthan.
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- Playing chess in the park.
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- The blue city.
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- A pilgrim sits by the sacred Pushkar lake.
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- The young women wait to begin the Ghoomar dance in Rajasthan.
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- A young girl performs in a traditional Rajasthani folk dance.
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- Balancing colourful pots during the Terah Daali dance.
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- A friendly couple on a walk in Udaipur – we took their photo, they took ours.
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- A devotional form of dance using cymbals to create the rhythm of movement.
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- Women performing the Terah Taali dance often hold a knife in their mouth.
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- The cymbals in the Terah Taali dance are attached to the dancer’s arms, legs and hands.
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- Many wedding ceremonies take place at the city palace in Udaipur and the clear up of flower garlands looks quite a task.
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- Archway overlooking Lake Pichola on Jag Mandir.
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- A peak through the curtains reveals visitors disembarking on the island hotel of Jag Mandir.
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- A boat sails across Lake Pichola from the City Palace to Jag Mandir.
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- Ladies sit and chat in the afternoon sun, in a residential area of Udaipur.
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- An Udaipur local poses for the camera.
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- The bright sari’s and flowers stand out against the marble and sandstone in the Jagdishji temple, Udaipur.
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- The elephants look for sugar cane – their favourite treat.
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- A women prays over her offerings at the Jagdishji temple in Udaipur.
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- An elderly man sits within the Jagdishji temple compound and sells seeds and spices to give as offerings.
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- Women sell fresh veg outside Hawa Mahal, in Jaipur.
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- Pigeons fill the sky as the street vendors and tuk tuk drivers curse at them, outside the city palace in Jaipur.
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- A snake charmer proves there is nothing to fear as he receives a kiss from his reptile friend.
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- Elephants and their Mahouts make their way up to the fort.
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- A snake charmer approaches tourists near the Amber Fort in Jaipur.
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- A perfect reflection in the abandoned Hindu temple, now occupied by monkeys.
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- A monochrome view through typical arches found in Rajasthani architecture.
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- A baby macaque keeps a keen eye out for tourists handing out nuts.
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- A macaque scurries off with food. They will steal all and any food off unsuspecting passers-by.
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- A macaque busy eating the nuts tourists bring to the famous monkey temple outside Jaipur.
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- A family of macaques keep warm as the sun sets on the monkey temple outside Jaipur.
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- Visitors relax by one of the pools in the complex and take in the view.
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- Animals pull carts around the Taj complex, as visitors arrive through one of the gates.
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- As spectacular as ever.
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- Shaped like the flower, the Lotus temple in New Delhi is a Bahá’í House of Worship.
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- A barber sets up shop, squeezed between the road and pavement down Chandni Chowk.
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- The first glimpse is always the most special.
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- A driver navigates his tuk tuk through the myriad of cars, pedestrians and cows down Chandni Chowk.
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- Steaming masala chai carefully poured and served to shoppers, traders and curious tourists (us) down Chandni Chowk.
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- A medley of colour – ladies shop for new Sari’s down Chandni Chowk market, New Delhi.
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- A young man sells Roti and Dal to passers by down Chandni Chowk, one of the oldest and busiest markets in Old Delhi.
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- Visitors to the Red Fort in New Delhi relax in the complex.
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- End of the day shot – there is no escaping the Holi festival.
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- Visitors have a rest on the marble floors surrounding the Taj.
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- A young women concentrates on her phone outside a mosque.
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- A young man spits on the ground before visiting the mosque.
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- Mahouts and their colourful elephants offer rides up to the Amber Fort in Japiur.
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- A typical stand selling spices, pulses, nuts and rice, Rajasthan.
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- Rickshaw drivers waiting for customers.
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- A camel vies for space in the busy streets outside the pink sandstone walls of Hawa Mahal.
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- Feeding elephants in Jaipur.
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- A women collects and braids flower garlands for worshippers to give as offerings outside the Jagdishji temple in Udaipur.
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- A elderly lady poses, whilst enjoying the afternoon sun in Udaipur.
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- Young girls swing around, swirling their robes in the Ghoomar dance.
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- A group of holy men wait outside a temple in Pushkar.
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- A group of holy men wait outside a temple in Pushkar.
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- Preparing for the colour festival.
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- An artist sells her beautiful Rajasthani Dolls at the Mahrangarh Fort, Jodhpur.
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- Colourful sari’s are washed and dried along the ghats in Varanasi.
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- A young man carries bricks where reconstruction is taking place at the Red Fort, New Delhi.
Ruth Sinead O'Brien 