It's getting hot in Gokarna. Even the cows are looking for shadow.

The most well-known festival in India is Holiday, people from all walks of life throw colored powder and water at each other.

Shivaratri is a big festival in India, it's all about praying, fasting and enjoying life.

Transport in India is not restricted to any rules or law, just carry as much as you can and still being able to drive.

Everybody knows the hottest time of the day is noon. At that point you find yourself a place in the shade and relax.

On my last post I showed you the Dhamek stupa near Varanasi. Here are the Buddhists chanting there prayers, intoxicating!

The Dhamek stupa at Sarnath, near Varanasi, is a massive one. It was built in 500 CE, replacing another structure built in 249 BCE. It's said that the Buddha gave here his first sermon to his first 5 brahmin

A lot of Indian entrepreneurs are selling from really small shops, but this man in New Delhi has the smallest shop I have ever seen.

I don't like to shave, probably like a lot of men. But when I am in India, I can get a shave on the street. Cheap and most of the time well done.

All over the world people want to look good. That's the same thing in India, where you really need to wear sunglasses.

In India people paint their houses in bright colors. Green, purple, pink and this one in Varanasi a beautiful blue.

Sometimes you shoot a picture of your fellow photographer, preparing for a shot at his friends. Paying attention to details pays out.

Why are women referred to as the weaker sex? No way! Especially in Asia the women are doing the hard labor, as you can see on this photo from women working in construction in Alwar, Rajasthan.

Getting your first tattoo is scary (and painful), so with a little help from a friend, you will manage.

Poverty still is an issue these days. Is it still necessary that there are poor people in the world? Like this man on the street of New Delhi, what's his story? As a traveler one will never know.

One of the problems in the old days in India is that there is no water in the dry season. That is why they dug deep water holes, where they could collect the water during the monsoon time.

Varanasi is known for its ghats and especially for its burningghat. People come to Varanasi to die here, hoping the life cyclus will come to an end and that they will go to Nirvana. Sadu's are meditating

One of the many statues in the first Buddha temple on Sri Lanka.

Beautiful tapestry hanging in the residence of the Dalai lama

Incredible India, a well known expression, but India is really incredible. Mountains, deserts and tropical forest, India has it all. ! E.g these sadu's in Varanasi. Devoting there life's to there God.