All the world’s a stage,
And all the men and women merely players:
They have their exits and their entrances;
And one man in his time plays many parts …
- William Shakespeare, “As You Like It”
Young Monks at Tashi Lhunpr, Xigaze, Tibet
New York City, USA
Croatia
Via Condotti, Rome, Italy
Mumbai/Bombay, India
Druze elders, Lebanon
Debating Monks at Bylakuppe, Karnataka, India
One of Mumbai’s laughing clubs, India
Peshawar, Pakistan
Kashmir
Shia Mosque, Kabul, Afghanistan
Rajasthan, India
Monsoon Festival, Kathmandu, Nepal
Kumbh Mela Festival, India
It is wonderful, the power of a faith like that, that can make multitudes upon multitudes of the old and weak and the young and frail enter without hesitation or complaint upon such incredible journeys and endure the resultant miseries without repining.
- Mark Twain
Temporary pontoon bridges across the Ganges River help to facilitate movement of some of the thirty million Hindu devotees who will take part in the Kumbh Mela Festival, Allahabad, India.
Thrissur Pooram, Kerala, India
Thrissur Pooram is the most extravagent and colorful festival in Kerala. Attended by tens of thousands of devotees, the festivities include dozens of caparisoned elephants. These Indian elephants are loved, revered, groomed, and given a prestigious place in the state’s culture.
Thrissur Pooram, Kerala, India
Ganesh Chaturthi festival, Chowpatty Beach, Mumbai, India
Yangon, Burma/Myanmar during the Thingyan Festival
Jokhang Palace, Lhasa, Tibet
Niger
These young Wadabi men are taking part in the Garawal, an annual marriage ritual performed by the tribe. In this event, dramatic make-up is applied to the faces of the men, who dance and make exaggerated expressions in an attempt to attract new brides.
