India, Vicki encounters industrious and welcoming people.

Magnificent color displays greet the eye with every magical view.

Sari-clad women on a pedestrian bridge over the Ganges in Rishikesh.

A sari shop with serious customers.

Colorful fabrics are a feast for the eyes.

With over a billion and a quarter people, there are always goods to be delivered,

and people to transport about. 

And animals too. 

There is chai to brew,

lassi to pour,

 puri to fry,

chapatis to prepare,

and spices to sell.

Footwear to vend, 

jewelry to select,

Bangles for sale. 

and ubiquitous street food to ply.

The Ganges river can attract a crowd.

Bathers in the Ganges at Varanasi. 

Gathered for an evening celebration at the riverside at Hardiwar. 

But quiet moments can be had,

A holy man in Varanasi. 

Passing time in McCloud Ganj.

Strolling monks.

Spinning a prayer wheel.

to pray,

At the Golden Temple complex in Amritsar, Punjab. 

check one's mail,

or play cards. 

Proud faces abound,

and walk tall,

or sit in silence.