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"Sacred" cow wanders freely in the streets of Cochin, eating hay which has been left for her.
"Sacred" cow wanders freely in the streets of Cochin, eating hay which has been left for her.
"Sacred" cow wanders freely in the streets of Cochin, eating hay which has been left for her.
Copra workers patiently turn it so as to dry it evenly in the broiling hot sun.
Copra workers put the finished product into gunny sacks.
A kettuvallam loads sacked copra for shipment to market. Kettuvallams for tourists were converted from this type of "rice boat."
A temple elephant is led through the streets of Cochin (Kochi).
A temple elephant is led through the streets of Cochin (Kochi).
A working elephant moves logs at a lumber company near Alappuzha.
A working elephant moves logs at a lumber company near Alappuzha.
A working elephant moves logs at a lumber company near Alappuzha.
A typical Keralan fishing canoe rests on a beach beside the Arabian Sea.
A typical Keralan fishing canoe rests on a beach beside the Arabian Sea.
A typical Keralan fishing canoe rests on a beach beside the Arabian Sea.
School children in a Christian school in Cochin (Kochi).
Two pals pose for pictures in the street market area of Cochin (Kochi).

A fishmonger offers his catch at the open-air fish market in Cochin (Kochi).

A vegetable seller arranges his produce.


Fruit and vegetable sellers negotiate with customers.


Fruit in a stand at the Cochin market is neatly arranged.


A woman approaches a Christian church in Cochin (Kochi).

A "sacred" cow rests in the yard of a Christian church, Cochin (Kochi).

A boatman poles a kettuvallam through the Keralan backwater lake, Kanankulam Kayal.

A boatman poles a kettuvallam through the Keralan backwater lake, Kanankulam Kayal.
A young man takes coir rope to be made into doormats and rugs.
A lone swimmer enters the water at Kovalam Beach, near Trivandrum (Thiruvananthapuram).
A power boat is moored near Kovalam beach, near Trivandrum (Thiruvananthapuram).
Kovalam beach in the early morning
Fishermen dive and use nets from their dugout canoes by Kovalam beach.
A man poles his way through the backwater near Cochi (Kochin)
A kettuvallam fitted with a sail navigates through the Keralan backwater lake, Kanankulam Kayal.
Boatmen paddle a canoe through the Keralan backwater lake, Kanankulam Kayal.