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New Mexico Fence

A traditional ritual of evening prayer to Goddess Ganga , on the banks of river Ganga at Varanasi, India.

Rest in piece.Cemetery in the mountains - bleu sky. The deceased one with nature

Destination Puskar

Two nuns on a broken bridge

A splash of colors in a monochromatic, narrow, busy lane of Pushkar, Rajasthan, India.

Taken on the beautiful hill known as Chembra in Wayanad, Kerala, India.

Girl coming to the surface of the sea

Conversations on a small ferry

Two of the three ancient pagodas at the Chongsheng Monastery in Dali.

A group of street children of Kolkata, India tie a piece of cloth along the railing of a sidewalk to make a swing.

Me and my camel

Loaded -Woman trying to get her cargo onto a ferry

The old and the new in sharp contrast in the Chinese city of Kunming.

Group discussion

Ready For The Long Ride

In a festive mood at Puskar fair, India, a woman comes out of her ghunghat ( veil ) and bursts in laughter.

Dance in the Desert

A lightning strike I captured right outside our guest bedroom. Those are raindrops, not stars.

A camel-man wrapped in blanket during chilly winter evening at the Puskar camel fair, rajasthan, India.

Cat in a window box

6th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest

A group of street children of Kolkata, India tie a piece of cloth along the railing of a sidewalk to make a swing.

A group of street children of Kolkata, India tie a piece of cloth along the railing of a sidewalk to make a swing.

TAGS: Child, India, Street, Swing

Anindya Majumdar

Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Member since 2014

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© Anindya Majumdar.
All rights reserved.

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digital

Date Taken:

10.2008

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Date Uploaded:

Nov. 30, 2008, 7:14 a.m.

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Camera Model:

NIKON D300

Focal Length:

18mm

Shutter Speed:

1/125

Aperture:

f9

ISO:

ISO800

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