I have just returned from a magnificent trip throughout India! The country has so much to offer to anyone with open eyes: from the ecstasy of Holi festival to the grief of hardworking children in the mines of Dhanbad, from the imposing beauty of Taj Mahal to the disappearing tribal people of Konyak in Nagaland, from Kumbh Mela festival to the slums of Kolkata. Here are some quickly selected photographs – more to come along with stories – so stay tuned!

Boy carrying basket full of coal that he has collected from a government mine in Dhanbad, India

Holi festival in Banke Bihari Temple, Vrindavan, India

Old Konyak man smoking opium, Nagaland, India

Tattooed Konyak man, Nagaland, India

Holi festival, India

Stealing coal in Dhanbad mines

Holy man – Sadhu – drinking tea, Haridwar, India

Early morning bath in the Ganga river, Kumbh Mela in Haridwar, India

Train passing along the slums of Kolkata, India

Coalfields in Jharia, India
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