Hindu sadhu pilgrims at Festival of Shivaratri in holy city of Varanasi, Benares, India

Indian woman villager at farm smallholding at Sawai Madhopur near Ranthambore in Rajasthan, Northern India

Hindu sadhu pilgrim with beads and turban in holy city of Varanasi, Benares, India

Hindu pilgrim woman with tilaka, bindi mark, nostril ring and yellow facepaint at Vishwanatha Temple (Birla Temple) during Festival of Shivaratri in holy city of Varanasi, India

Indian Hindu man in the city of Varanasi, Benares, Northern India

Hindu pilgrim with bindi mark at Vishwanatha Temple (Birla Temple) during Festival of Shivaratri in holy city of Varanasi, India

Hindu sadhu pilgrim with beads and turban in holy city of Varanasi, Benares, India

Hindu pilgrim with bindi dot and tilaka mark and nose stud at Vishwanatha Temple (Birla Temple) during Festival of Shivaratri in holy city of Varanasi, India

Woman selling flowers and herbs for temple offerings by The Golden Temple during Festival of Shivaratri in holy city of Varanasi, India

Indian Hindu pilgrims queue to visit the Golden Temple during Festival of Shivaratri in holy city of Varanasi, Northern India

Indian Hindu man in the city of Varanasi, Benares, Northern India