Moments

A performer's face is painted before a ritual performance. Kerala.

Salt-pan workers carry a basket of salt. Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu, 2025.

Men in matching shirts hold a bull during a bull-taming event. Tamil Nadu.

A performer checks his make-up in a hand mirror before going on.

A worker on top of a heap of salt. Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu, 2025.

A devotee dressed as the goddess, wearing masks, before the procession.

A Theyyam performer and attendants beside the fire at night. Kerala.

Temple ruins reflected in a tank at dusk. Hampi, Karnataka.

A Kathakali performer in green (pacha) make-up. Kerala.

Men hold a bull in a dusty yard.

Temple towers and the town below, seen from above at sunrise.

The painted face and headdress of a Theyyam performer. Kerala.