Mustache competition, Rajasthan, India. index.html?autoload=JDK_081110_5297 JDK_081110_5297 A young woman pierces her tung and cheek during a fire walking festival, Tamil Nadu, India. index.html?autoload=JDK_080625_101087 JDK_080625_101087 Village elders carry the village gods on their heads in Tamil Nadu, India. index.html?autoload=JDK_081028_101030 JDK_081028_101030 A Hindu devotee, Tamil Nadu, India. index.html?autoload=JDK_110209_101994 JDK_110209_101994 In a trance a fire-walker crosses the hot coals in Tamil Nadu, India. index.html?autoload=JDK_080826_101098 JDK_080826_101098 Young girls carry pots of water during a festival in Tamil Nadu, India. index.html?autoload=JDK_080624_100114 JDK_080624_100114 A village elder carries a priest on his shoulders during a festival in Tamil Nadu, India. index.html?autoload=JDK_080624_100959 JDK_080624_100959 A woman prepares chapatties over an open fire in, Rajasthan, India. index.html?autoload=JDK_081110_5621 JDK_081110_5621 Shamdar Bhoppa winces from smoke getting in his eyes while making a ravanatha instrument for tourists at the Pushkar mela, Rajasthan, India. index.html?autoload=JDK_081112_6679 JDK_081112_6679 Indian carnival workers small cars and motorcycles inside a "wall of death" or motordrome at death defying speeds for paying spectators to watch in Pushkar, Rajasthan, India. index.html?autoload=JDK_081110_5520_HDR JDK_081110_5520_HDR A Kathakali dancer prepares for his performance in Kerala, India. index.html?autoload=JDK_080624_100445 JDK_080624_100445 A cotton candy vendor touts his wares for passengers of The Nilgiri Mountain Railway in Coonoor. The railway is one of the oldest mountain railways in India and a UNESCO world heritage site, connects the town of Ootacamund with the town of Mettupalayam in the foothills of the Western Ghats, Tamil Nadu, India. index.html?autoload=JDK_080624_100888 JDK_080624_100888 Two men hang a sign advertising gold jewlery in Kerala, India. index.html?autoload=JDK_080624_100430 JDK_080624_100430 A young adult woman dries her sari's on tea bushes in Tamil Nadu, India. index.html?autoload=JDK_080624_100979 JDK_080624_100979 A mahout bathes his elephant while his family washes clothes in a river in Tamil Nadu, India. index.html?autoload=JDK_080920_100002 JDK_080920_100002 The Mahalaxmi Dhobi Ghat in Mumbai, India. At the ghat 10,000 workers wash over 1,000,000 pieces of clothing a day, by hand, each individual standing in the soapy water near their washing stone for up to 16 hours. The dhobi ghat is one of the largest examples of this profession in the world and it is finding itself at the center of a a John Henry-esque story of man versus machine is unfolding in this rapidly growing city of over 18 million people. index.html?autoload=JDK_081031_1762 JDK_081031_1762 A taxi cab in front of a brightly decorated building, Mumbai, India. In 2006 the city of Mumbai mandated that all public transportation be run on Compressed Natural Gas or CNG. This green shift has vastly improved air quality in the city of Mumbai. index.html?autoload=JDK_081101_1899 JDK_081101_1899 Pushkar camel fair, Rajasthan, India. index.html?autoload=JDK_081107_3221 JDK_081107_3221 Pushkar camel fair, Rajasthan, India. index.html?autoload=JDK_081108_3823 JDK_081108_3823 A band of musicians prepares to play for a wedding in Mathura, India. index.html?autoload=JDK_081115_7651 JDK_081115_7651 Colorful saris are draped in a courtyard in preparation for a wedding in Mathura, India. index.html?autoload=JDK_081116_7837 JDK_081116_7837 A man practices Beijing opera at an outdoor park in Beijing, China. index.html?autoload=JDK_101005_6882 JDK_101005_6882 A Beijing opera performer applies makeup in preparation for her evening's show, Beijing, China. index.html?autoload=JDK_101005_7275 JDK_101005_7275 A man practices chinese calligraphy in a Beijing park using water to write poetry on the pavement, Beijing, China. index.html?autoload=JDK_101005_6950 JDK_101005_6950