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Be Vegetarian, Avoid Alcohal. Near Karol Bagh, Delhi, India. August 2018.
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Paharganj, Delhi, India. August 2018.
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Connaught Place, Delhi, India. August 2018.
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Lalli Singh conducts a prayer ceremony for us and our rented Royal Enfield Bullets prior to departure for our monthlong loop to Ladakh and back. August 2018.
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Conference call. Amritsar, Punjab, India.
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A man praying at the Golden Temple of Amritsar.
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Igor takes a break from the Punjabi heat and sun. Amritsar, Punjab, India, Sept 2018.
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Banana salesmen. Amritsar, Punjab, India. Sept 2018.
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Men gather in the afternoon to play cards on a push cart. Amritsar, Punjab, India, Sept 2018.
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Women dance together at the Wagah-Attari Indian border closing ceremony. Punjab, India, September 2018.
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Indian soldiers in tall headdresses posture aggressively towards the border with Pakistan during the daily border closing ceremony. Wagah-Attari, Punjab, India. Sept 2018.
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Onlookers at the Attari-Wagah border crossing clap and cheer as the border guards shout, goose step and high-kick.
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A massive Indian crowd, gathered for the daily India-Pakistan border closing ceremony at Wagah-Attari. Punjab, India, Sept 2018.
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An exterior gateway to Sri Harmandir Sahib, the Golden Temple of Amritsar. Amritsar, Punjab, India, Sept 2018.
Matt Wicks / GreatDistances:
An exterior gateway to Sri Harmandir Sahib, the Golden Temple of Amritsar. Amritsar, Punjab, India, Sept 2018.
Matt Wicks / GreatDistances:
An exterior gateway to Sri Harmandir Sahib, the Golden Temple of Amritsar. Amritsar, Punjab, India, Sept 2018.
Matt Wicks / GreatDistances:
Sri Harmandir Sahib, the Golden Temple of Amritsar. Amritsar, Punjab, India, Sept 2018.
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Sri Harmandir Sahib, the Golden Temple of Amritsar. Amritsar, Punjab, India, Sept 2018.
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Entering Amritsar's Golden Temple amongst the crowds is a bit of a pushy free-for-all. Bring your sharp elbows, everyone else has brought theirs.
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A child dressed in costume for Krishna Janmashtami, the birthday of the Hindu Lord Krishna. Amritsar, Punjab, India. Sept 2018.
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Dog lounging on a scooter in an Amritsari alley.
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Costumed dancers spin, jump and gesticulate on a makeshift stage, to music played so loud and distorted it would wake the dead. Shot during a celebration of Krishna Janmashtami. Amritsar, Punjab, India. Sept 2018.
Matt Wicks / GreatDistances:
Costumed dancers spin, jump and gesticulate on a makeshift stage, to music played so loud and distorted it would wake the dead. Shot during a celebration of Krishna Janmashtami. Amritsar, Punjab, India. Sept 2018.
Matt Wicks / GreatDistances:
Costumed dancers spin, jump and gesticulate on a makeshift stage, to music played so loud and distorted it would wake the dead. Shot during a celebration of Krishna Janmashtami. Amritsar, Punjab, India. Sept 2018.
Matt Wicks / GreatDistances:
Costumed dancers spin, jump and gesticulate on a makeshift stage, to music played so loud and distorted it would wake the dead. Shot during a celebration of Krishna Janmashtami. Amritsar, Punjab, India. Sept 2018.
Matt Wicks / GreatDistances:
Costumed dancers spin, jump and gesticulate on a makeshift stage, to music played so loud and distorted it would wake the dead. Shot during a celebration of Krishna Janmashtami. Amritsar, Punjab, India. Sept 2018.
Matt Wicks / GreatDistances:
Costumed dancers spin, jump and gesticulate on a makeshift stage, to music played so loud and distorted it would wake the dead. Shot during a celebration of Krishna Janmashtami. Amritsar, Punjab, India. Sept 2018.
Matt Wicks / GreatDistances:
Costumed dancers spin, jump and gesticulate on a makeshift stage, to music played so loud and distorted it would wake the dead. Shot during a celebration of Krishna Janmashtami. Amritsar, Punjab, India. Sept 2018.
Matt Wicks / GreatDistances:
Costumed dancers spin, jump and gesticulate on a makeshift stage, to music played so loud and distorted it would wake the dead. Shot during a celebration of Krishna Janmashtami. Amritsar, Punjab, India. Sept 2018.
Matt Wicks / GreatDistances:
Costumed dancers spin, jump and gesticulate on a makeshift stage, to music played so loud and distorted it would wake the dead. Shot during a celebration of Krishna Janmashtami. Amritsar, Punjab, India. Sept 2018.