These people are working on the Agra wall. What's interesting is all the pictures under Agra that are right next to this national treasure. Little villages, dilapidated houses, people collecting firewood. Right next to the Taj Mahal (which means Crown Palace).

A Photography studio. I am a photographer taking a picture of a photographer.

This is the Prasad family, a family we met in Agra (Taj Granj).
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A picture of the Prasad's living room. The Prasads are a family with three children, and their Parents. They have a small bathroom, a "living room" that doubles as a bedroom, and kitchen. Finally, they have a second bedroom.

This is a picture of the front the store, that the Prasads run. It is a general store. Their home is just overhead.

A typical 1-man restaurant.

A craftsperson.

A tailor

A cobbler. Note his store is outdoors. Note the cobbler is, ironically, barefoot.

The unemployed.

The Typical Laborer.

This is a typical scene from Kanpur.

A restaurant owner. This little restaurant served some nuclearly hot spicy food which could easily power a nuclear reactor.

A Barber

A flower wreath vendor. Hey you have to make a living somehow.

The Children of Kanpur are quite poor. Their toys are rocks.

This lady is selling soap.

A boatman in Varansi, they transport people , goods and also give tourists and pilgrims rides down the Ganes river.

Some children playing in the city of Varanasi

School kids returning from grade school on the back of a bicycle-school-bus. You can see the bicycle driver through the "bus".

An outdoor Barber in Varanasi. Imagine the hassle it would be to have to walk to a barber to get a shave.

Varanasi is one of the 3 holiest Hundu cities in the world. People make the pilgrimage of a life-time to come here and bathe in the (pulluted), but holy Ganges river. So many people come here to bathe that it is a huge pollution problem. 22 sewer exit points discharge next to the Bathing Ghats. The water has 1.5 million faecal colliform bacteria per 100 milliliters of water, where normal safe drinking and bathing wather has less than 500.
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Here is a school in Bodh-Gaya (actually closer to Sujata). What was amazing was when I arrived, the entire school session ceased, and came out to pose for me. That would just be unheard of in an western school. A visitor arrives and the whole school shut down to pose efor a photo.

This man begging for money is in stark contrast to his spotless , pristine sunlit surroundings. Remember, this is Bodh-Gaya a Buddhist pilgrimage site. The birthplace of Buddhism, and a national treasure-city.

This monk is deep in meditation. He is at the Mahabodhi temple, one of the most peaceful and soothing spots on the earth.

This boy is a cow herder. Yes, he is naked.

This man is a friend of Vinay, the person I hired to take me to Mahakala mountain. He is a fishnet craftsman.

Part of some Wedding Ceremonies where the Groom & Bride are greeted by relatives. The Groom gives wedding favors to relatives. Here in the center of the picture you can see the Groom & Bride in the center of the picture. Taken June 2023