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Screechy, colorful parrots are common in both urban and rural India. Their bright green feathers make a particularly nice contrast to the ancient red sandstone of monuments like Humayun’s Tomb in Delhi.  

Diwali is the Festival of Lights, so the market in Alwar was full of light-making apparatus: candles (above), fireworks… and diyas (above): add a wick of twisted cotton and some oil to make a very ancient kind of lamp, shown in action below: (Yes, I was startled by the firecracker going off.) ^ The hill [...]

While staying at the Hill Fort – Kesroli, one morning (which happened to be Diwali, the biggest festival in the Hindu calendar) we walked the two kilometers of country road down to State Highway 14. Along the way we attracted curious stares from the local villagers, many of whom were going off to jobs elsewhere on [...]

Humayun’s tomb in Delhi. Some of the inspiration and techniques used in the Taj Mahal came from here. Late afternoon/evening is a great time to photograph in north India; when the sun is high, instead, the light is very flat and harsh. Morning and evening are also good for videoing birds and other wildlife. I’ve [...]