Shikara boats, Backwaters, Alappuzha (Alleppey), Kerala, India, Asia

Man sitting in shikara, Dal Lake, Kashmir, India, Asia

Deluxe shikara, Dal Lake, Kashmir, India, Asia

Shikara on the waterways of Srinagar, Kashmir, India, Asia

The shikra (shikara) style temple that is the winter residence of the Rato Machendranath, a carved figure of a Hindu deity, Bungamati, Kathmandu valley, Nepal, Asia

Maju Deval triple roofed Hindu temple with shikara-style Buddhist stupa in front and Narayan temple on far right at dawn, Durbar Square, Kathmandu, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Nepal, Asia

Man in shikara, Dal Lake, Kashmir, India, Asia

Flowers are sold from a Shikara, traditional boat on Dal Lake, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India, Asia

Shikara, traditional boat on Dal Lake, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India, Asia

Shikara, traditional boat on Dal Lake, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India, Asia

Shikaras, traditional boats on Dal Lake, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India, Asia

Flowers In The Bow Of A Shikara, A Kashmiri Canoe, Being Sold By A Flower Vender Or Hawker Who Paddles From Boat To Boat To Sell To Tourist And House Boat Owner, Srinagar, Kashmir, India