Mama India

<n>Cristian Bravo</n> photographed by <n>Sebastien J. Zanella</n>, June 2023.

A view of <n>Humayun's Tomb</n> by <n>Pie Aerts</n> for the <n>Because People Matter Storytelling Expedition</n>.

A sculpture of the goddess <n>Maa Durga</n> at the <n>Thillai Nataraja Temple</n> in Chidambaram, India.

Photo by <n>Vaaridri</n> featuring <n>Harshita Bhatt</n> with traditional <n>alta</n> dye.

<n>Young Monks in the Rain, Angkor, Cambodia</n> (1999), a photograph by <n>Steve McCurry</n>.

Basketlike boats on Mettur Dam, India. Photo by <n>Howard Sochurek</n> from '<n>The Land and Wild Life of Tropical Asia</n>' (1964).

Models <n>Amit</n> and <n>Prancy</n> in clothing by <n>Urvashi Kaur</n> and <n>SUKETDHIR</n>. Styling by <n>Simran Handa</n>.

Actor <n>Aishwarya Rai Bachchan</n> as <n>Binodini</n> in <n>Rituparno Ghosh</n>'s 2003 film, <n>Chokher Bali</n>.

A portrait of yoga teacher <n>Vanda Scaravelli</n>. Photo by <n>Robi Rusk</n>.

A <n>Rabari tribal elder</n> in Rajasthan, India, 1983. Photo by <n>Steve McCurry</n>.

Model <n>Iman</n> in Guilin, China, 1986. Photo by <n>Thierry Mugler</n>.

Model <n>Akanksha Pathak</n> in a market near Delhi. Clothing by <n>ituvana</n>, styled by <n>Simran Handa</n>.

A film still from the 2023 documentary <n>Samsara</n> by director <n>Lois Patiño</n>.

<n>Pushkar pilgrimage, Rajasthan, India</n>, 1975. Photo by <n>Bruno Barbey</n>.

An early morning view of the <n>Taj Mahal</n> in Agra. Photo by <n>Gavin Hambly</n>, 1968.

<n>The Apennine Colossus</n>, a 16th-century sculpture by <n>Giambologna</n> in Florence, Italy.

From the short film project <n>Katya's Hidden Room and Materials for the Revolution!</n> by <n>Artemis is</n>.

Film still from <n>Water Ritual #1: An Urban Rite of Purification</n> (1979) by <n>Barbara McCullough</n>.

A 1997 photograph from Napoli, Italy, by <n>Ferdinando Scianna</n>.

Photograph by <n>Karim Amr</n> for the cover of <n>Penelope Lively</n>'s novel, <n>Moon Tiger</n>.

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<n>Lijiang river valley</n> from <n>Hills and Rivers of Guilin</n> by <n>Yu Tianwei</n>, 1987.

A portrait from the <n>Flower Men</n> series by photographer <n>Ken Hermann</n>, depicting a flower seller in Kolkata.

Morocco, 1981. Photo by <n>Harry Gruyaert</n>.

<n>Hacienda San Antonio Hool</n> by <n>reyesrios+larrain arquitectos</n>. Photo by <n>César Béjar</n>.

A view of the waterfront in <n>Udaipur</n>, India.

Photograph by <n>GMB Akash</n> for <n>Panos Pictures</n>.

Monks at the <n>Dhammakaya Cetiya</n> stupa, <n>Wat Phra Dhammakaya</n> temple, Thailand. Photo by <n>Luke Duggleby</n>.