People of North India

Books by
Usha Alexander

Books by
Namit Arora

People of the Indo-Gangetic Plain, India

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Beggar siblings Bhopal train station, MP	Sadhus at Kumbh Mela 2013 Prayag, UP	Ash smeared ascetics Prayag, UP	Priest contemplating a call Bhojpur, MP
Fisherman casting his net Bhojpur, MP	Naga sadhu, Kumbh Mela 2013 Prayag, UP	Blind man singing Bhojpur, MP	Roadside flautist Orchha, MP
Returning after a river dip Prayag, UP	Largest gathering of humans Prayag, UP	Alakhiya order of sadhus Prayag, UP	Damru playing ascetic Prayag, UP
Scuffling boys Jama Masjid, Delhi	Painted sadhu with trident Prayag, UP	Kumbh sadhu Prayag, UP	Chums Gurgaon, Haryana
Siblings Calcutta, WB	Dancing to dhak beats Calcutta, WB	Painted faces Calcutta, WB	Guava Seller Calcutta, WB
Hallucinating sadhus Ayodhya, UP	Boatman Ayodhya, UP	Whistling man? Ayodhya, UP	Visitors with temple priest Ayodhya, UP
Animal trader Uttar Pradesh	Truckin' Naga Allahabad, UP	Baba standing for years Prayag, UP	Chili and spice stall Uttar Pradesh
Two boys Allahabad, UP	Stolen evening Tughlaqabad fort, Delhi	Sardarji Gurdwara Bangla Sahib, Delhi	Naga sadhu, Kumbh Mela 2001 Prayag, UP
Men in the kitchen Amritsar, Punjab	Signing up for amrit-pan Amritsar, Punjab	Sikh elders Amritsar, Punjab	Handicapped man Amritsar, Punjab
Man on railway platform Patna, Bihar	Old widow begging Bishnupur, WB	Smoking a chillum Prayag, UP	Kumbh mela girls Prayag, UP
Attendant on duty Amritsar, Punjab	Doting mother with kids Amritsar, Punjab	Two women Amritsar, Punjab	"Oye, puttar!" Amritsar, Punjab
Bathing and ritual Varanasi, UP	Applying caste marks Varanasi, UP	Puja Varanasi, UP	Security at Vishwanath temple Varanasi, UP
Begging widow, Belur Math Calcutta, WB	Directing traffic Calcutta, WB	Public mouthwash Calcutta, WB	Squatting Girl Calcutta, WB
Granny Ayodhya, UP	Old man by the river Varanasi, UP	Boatful of sadhus Varanasi, UP	Vegetable seller Varanasi, UP
Lost in prayer Amritsar, Punjab	Loaded with shiny stuff Amritsar, Punjab	What's she reading? Amritsar, Punjab	Nihang Sikhs Anandpur Sahib, Punjab
Unhappy looking monk Shravasti, UP	Visiting monk Shravasti, UP	Sri Lankan monks Shravasti, UP	Two men talking Orchha, MP
Harishchandra ghat Varanasi, UP	Burning ghat Varanasi, UP	Burning ghat Varanasi, UP	Funeral pyres Varanasi, UP
Roadside eatery Calcutta, WB	Open air bathing Calcutta, WB	Pavement dweller Calcutta, WB	Post-monsoon wedding priest Calcutta, WB
Cops at the train station Patna, Bihar	Couple Rajgir, Bihar	Footprint of Vishnu? Gaya, Bihar	Example of illegal load Allahabad, UP
Nihang Sikh Amritsar, Punjab	Visitor from the provinces Amritsar, Punjab	Guard on duty Amritsar, Punjab	Father and son Amritsar, Punjab
Begging old widow Calcutta, WB	Bearing of a sage Kolkata, WB	Sindoor khela Kolkata, WB	Shoot the intruder! Kolkata, WB
Bathing and ritual Varanasi, UP	Bathing and ritual Varanasi, UP	Bathing and ritual Varanasi, UP	Bathing and ritual Varanasi, UP
Mother and son Patiala, Punjab	Punjabi bride Patiala, Punjab	Nihang Sikh Patiala, Punjab	Devout young man Anandpur Sahib, Punjab
Street dweller Calcutta, WB	Rickshaw ride Calcutta, WB	Rickshaw driver Calcutta, WB	A wedding household Calcutta, WB
Rural Bihari boy Gaya, Bihar	Indian Buddhist monk Bodh Gaya, Bihar	One for the family album Bodh Gaya, Bihar	Face of malnourishment Bodh Gaya, Bihar