500 Days of Asia

A few favorites from a 500-day journey through Southeast Asia and the Indian Subcontinent.

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Indianguru

Mahant Amar Bharti Ji (right) at Kumbh Mela festival in Allahabad, India. In 1973 Bharti Ji famously raised his arm above his head in honor of lord Shiva and never put it down again.

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World On A Shoestring

Meet the planet.

R.M. Nunes

500 Days of Asia