Hindu woman pilgrim holding fire, Varanasi (Benares), Uttar Pradesh State, India

Woman painting her house, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India

Woman decorating her house with traditional local designs, Tonk region, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Woman carrying water, Assam, India, Asia

Woman in sari checking the quality of freshly dyed fabric hanging to dry, Sari garment factory, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Woman in sari checking the quality of freshly dyed fabric hanging to dry, Sari garment factory, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Woman in sari checking the quality of freshly dyed fabric hanging to dry, Sari garment factory, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Washing fabric in a bleaching pool, Sari garment factory, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Woman in sari checking the quality of freshly dyed fabric hanging to dry, Sari garment factory, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Woman in sari checking the quality of freshly dyed fabric hanging to dry, Sari garment factory, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Bleaching pool, Sari garment factory, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Woman in sari checking the quality of freshly dyed fabric hanging to dry, Sari garment factory, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Women washing sari in the river, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia

Washing fabric in a bleaching pool, Sari garment factory, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Wall painting in the palace, Bundi, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Women fetching water, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

Elderly woman stringing marigold flowers into garlands in the market, Bangalore, Karnataka, India, Asia

Mehendi, Indian henna body art, India, Asia

Sri Lankan woman with Buddhist prayer beads, Paris, France, Europe

Women at a village well, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

Hindu woman praying in the Yamuna River, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

Wrapped Buddha statue, Paris, France, Europe

Annual Hindu festival of Thaipusam, Batu Caves, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Indian Woman selling Malas (flower garlands), Panjim City (Panaji), Goa, India, Asia

Flower stall at K. R. Market in Banaglore, Karnataka, India, Asia

A lady twirls as the sun rises behind the Taj Mahal, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

Village woman casting fishing net amongst rice fields, Bali Hat Khola village, Bali Island, Sunderbans, West Bengal, India, Asia

Portrait of a Bangladeshi mother in a sari holding her young child, looking at the camera, in a slum in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Asia

Indian man displays sari fabric at silk factory at Bressler near Varanasi, Benares, Northern India

Fruit vendor on beach near the Leela Hotel, Mobor, Goa, India, Asia

Priest celebrating the River Ganges, Aarti by offering incense, Dashashwamedh Ghat, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

Roadside fish seller, Kerala, India, Asia

Mother holding her young baby as she walks through the streets of Delhi, India

Women constructing solar cookers at the Barefoot College in Tilonia, Rajasthan, India, demonstrate how hot the device is, by holding a sheet of newspaper which instantly sets on fire in the 300 degree Celcius heat. The Barefoot College is a worldwide charity, founded by Bunker Roy, its aims are, education, drinking water, electrification through solar power, skill development, health, women empowerment and the upliftment of rural people. The use of the cookers, vastly reduces the amount of fire wood women have to go out and collect from the forest.

Women of Mali tribe on their way to market, Tribal region in Koraput district in southern Orissa, India, Asia

Women carrying baskets to market place, Varanasi, Benares, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

Indian woman holding a child in a fully occupied car, near Jodhpur, Rajasthan, North India, Asia

Portrait of a mid adult couple at a door and greeting, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

Portrait of a mid adult woman standing in front of a door and greeting, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

Devotees taking part Kodungalloor Bharani festival in Kerala, India.

Portrait Of A Mixed Race Couple Her Wearing A Sari With A Temple In The Background, Ludhiana, Punjab, India

Portrait Of A Mixed Race Couple Her Wearing A Sari In A Field At Sunset, Ludhiana, Punjab, India

Baby turtle at Pantai Pandan Sari; East Java, Java, Indonesia

Woman picking vegetables, Kishoreganj, Bangladesh

Woman picking vegetables, Kishoreganj, Bangladesh