Carving in Sanchi
Teaching at Sanchi
An image of the Bodhi Tree, Sanchi, 2nd C BCE
Taj Mahal
Interior decoration at the Taj Mahal
Garbage collection in Friends Colony West, New Delhi
Rice stacks
A street on the southern outskirts of New Delhi in the afternoon
Friends Colony West
Gandhi's spinning wheel
Meditation in Patna
Tricycles, the most common form of vehicular transportation for both goods and people
Drying fabric
Lion at the top of the sandstone Ashokan pillar (2nd C. BCE) at Vaishali faces north, the direction the Buddha took after delivering his last discourse.
Stupa at Vaishali
An ancient gateway outside the Patna Museum, with a modern apartment building in the background
Dyes for sale at the Lakshminayaran Temple
The meditation room at Indo Hokke
Jain nun
At the Jain nunnery, with the mother superior
Teacher Stephen Batchelor (left) at the Bamboo Grove where the Buddha often stayed.
Vulture peak at sunset
Vulture peak
Saptaparni where the first Buddhist Council was held soon after the Buddha's death
Construction materials being transported up the mountain
Hot springs at Lakshminayaran Temple
Ruins of Nalanda University (500 BCE - 700 CE), a monastic Buddhist university
The Shariputra (disciple of the Buddha) stupa and associated ruins at Nalanda
Animal dung, used as fuel for cooking fires.
The Pilgrims at Bodh Gaya
The Bodhi Tree
Stylized imprint of the Buddha's feet.
Carving in the Dharmekh stupa in Sarnath, the Deer Park (Issipattana) where the Buddha gave his first discourse to his five companions when he was an ascetic.
Inscription on the Ashokan pillar (2nd C BCE) at Sarnath. This is the pillar with the four lion capital that has become a symbol of India, appearing on all its currency.
The Ganges at dawn in Varinasi
A palace on the banks of the Ganges
Looking toward ghats on the banks of the Ganges
Street leading to the ghats in Varinasi
Ellora. Caves, constituting whole temples and monasteries, cut into solid basalt on the Deccan Plateau near Aurangabad. 7th C CE
One of the four gates at Sanchi (2nd C BCE to 7th C CE)
