Linnaeus Tripe, “Quarterdeck of HMS ‘Impregnable'” (1852–1854), albumen print (National Gallery of Art, Washington, William and Sarah Walton Fund, Diana and Mallory Walker Fund, and The Horace W.

For Mumbai photographer Shanu Babar, the train window seat is the gateway to India. "The variety of cultures, cuisines, landscapes and smallest of activities that you get to explore from this single ...

Meeting people from different cultures and understanding that you're both unique yet also the same really broadens your horizons. Yet most of us can't travel to all the corners of the world. However, ...

Installation view, Sheba Chhachhi and Sonia Jaffer, When the Gun Is Raised, Dialogue Stops (2000) (image courtesy artists and Chennai Photo Biennale) CHENNAI, India — The afternoon light streamed ...

For centuries, Hindu pilgrims and devotees have offered prayers at thousands of temples in Ayodhya, a city in northern India believed to be the ancient birthplace of Lord Ram, one of Hinduism’s most ...

Every year, about 20,000 people pilgrimage to Varanasi, India's holiest city, to die. Some Hindus believe they can break out of the cycle of rebirth if they die and are cremated in the city. Down by ...