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Pundit making Brahman sandalwood paste tilak on Hindu worshipper's forehead outside Hariharnath temple, Sonepur, Bihar, India, Asia
Elephant being washed by mahout near the banks of the River Ganges crowded with visitors to the Sonepur Cattle Fair, Bihar, India, Asia
Launda dancer, a transsexual Bihari man dressed as a woman to dance at village weddings and fairs, Sonepur Cattle fair, Bihar, India, Asia
Rural Bihari woman with orange Vaishnavite teeka on her forehead, depicting the third eye, Sonepur, Bihar, India, Asia
Vaishnavite pundit dressed in red and with heavy sandalwood and abir tilak on his forehead, at Sonepur Cattle Fair, Bihar, India, Asia
Woman selling marigold mala (garlands), pictures of Hindu deities, agarbathi (joss sticks) and rolimoli temple threads from stall at Sonepur Cattle Fair, near Patna, Bihar, India, Asia
Fortune telling green parakeet being used to pick tarot cards at Sonepur Cattle Fair, Bihar, India, Asia
Bihari man in white turban and dhoti, making clay oven in the ground to cook his meal at Sonepur Cattle Fair, Bihar, India, Asia
Villagers stopping to eat near the fragile edge of a sandspit in the River Ganges, Sonepur, Bihar, India, Asia
Two men with Vaishnavite sandalwood tilaks on their foreheads, one man with long uncut hair, Sonepur Cattle Fair, Bihar, India, Asia
Women performing morning puja in the crowds gathered on the banks of the holy river Ganges at the Sonepur Cattle Fair, near Patna, Bihar, India, Asia
Sandalwood paste for tilaks, and kumkum, the sacred combination of holy thread and coloured powder, Sonepur, Bihar, India, Asia
Village house with stone brick walls covered completely with hand shaped dung pats left there to dry in the sun, Sonepur, Bihar, India, Asia
People crossing the River Ganges in the morning from Patna to the busy Sonepur Cattle Fair, Bihar, India, Asia
Wooden ferryboats with bamboo decking used to take people across the River Ganges between Patna and Sonepur Cattle Fair, Bihar, India, Asia
Bihari villager, a Vishnaivite devotee with tilak on his forehead indicating the Hindu god Vishnu, wearing orange clothing for visit to the Vishnu temple at Sonepur Cattle Fair, near Patna, Bihar, India, Asia
Elephant being washed by mahout near the banks of the River Ganges crowded with visitors to the Sonepur Cattle Fair, Bihar, India, Asia
Young men, mahouts, washing tusked elephants in the holy River Ganges in preparation for Sonepur Cattle Fair, Bihar, India, Asia
Mother in red sari and her two children in rural Bihari village at dawn, Sonepur, Bihar, India, Asia
Man selling abir, a red powder used for marking teeka on the forehead, and other Hindu trinkets, Sonepur, Bihar, India, Asia
Young men, mahouts, washing tusked elephants in the holy River Ganges in preparation for Sonepur Cattle Fair, Bihar, India, Asia
Pundit with Brahman sandalwood paste tilak on his forehead showing holy threads and coloured powder, Hariharnath temple, Sonepur, Bihar, India, Asia
Bihari man in red dhoti carrying basket of pumpkins on his head through his village of dome thatched houses, Sonepur, Bihar, India, Asia
Two white cows, decorated with cloth and bells, for sale at the annual Sonepur Cattle Fair near Patna, Bihar, India, Asia
Young men, mahouts, washing tusked elephants in the holy River Ganges in preparation for Sonepur Cattle Fair, Bihar, India, Asia
Bihari farmers and cattle owners resting on wooden cart, with their white cows decorated for sale at the annual Sonepur Cattle fair, near Patna, Bihar, India, Asia
Ferry boat crossing the River Ganges in the early morning, carrying villagers and a bike strapped to the stern, Sonepur, Bihar, India, Asia
Two men carrying baskets of cauliflower and pumpkins on their heads, down to boats on the River Ganges, Sonepur, Bihar, India, Asia
Villagers waking in the early morning having camped overnight at the Sonepur Cattle Fair, Bihar, India, Asia
Man in vest and dhoti pouring sugar syrup onto bowl of puffed rice to make prasad, Sonepur Cattle Fair, Bihar, India, Asia
Mother and daughter wading across the River Ganges holding bottles of Holy River Ganges water, Sonepur, Bihar, India, Asia
Hindu pilgrims worshipping at the Ganesh shrine in the Hariharnath temple after morning puja in the River Gandak, Sonepur, Bihar, India, Asia