Laundry

A huge laundry operation in the 100 foot deep dry moat of Lohagarh Fort, Rajasthan, India

A man sets out laundry to dry in Pushkar, Rajasthan, India

A man irons laundry outside of his small shop in Pushkar, Rajasthan, India

Laundry illuminated by lanterns in the dark, Bundi, Rajasthan, India

A huge laundry operation in the 100 foot deep dry moat of Lohagarh Fort, Rajasthan, India

A huge laundry operation in the 100 foot deep dry moat of Lohagarh Fort, Rajasthan, India

Simple, solid colored ladies dresses drying on a laundry line, Amish country, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Black men's outifts hanging on a laundry line, Amish country, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Laundry dries on a rock in Rajgarh village, Rajasthan, India

A purple cityscape after the Holi Festival, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India

A purple cityscape after the Holi Festival, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India

A woman washes clothes in a creek in upper Changspa under a sign prohibiting washing of clothes in the creek, Leh, Ladakh, India

A purple cityscape after the Holi Festival, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India

Wonderful street scene near Jama Masjid Mosque, Delhi, India. This captures quite well the character of a typical street in a low-income area in Delhi or Calcutta.

Laundry near a stream

Laundry drying on a median strip in Delhi, India

A man picks up laundry by cycle rickshaw, Delhi, India

Hindu temple amid wheat fields and mountains, Doomara village, Rajasthan, India

A girl does laundry at a trough, Ganaheda village, Rajasthan, India

Ladies and girls carry laundry on their heads on a farm in Picholiya village, Rajasthan, India

Laundry drying on the ghats, Varanasi, India

Volunteer nurture injured dogs at the Tree of Life for Animals rescue center (tolfa.org.uk) near Pushkar, Rajasthan, India

Laundry and mural on a weathered wall, Assi Ghat, Varanasi, India

A man bathes and does laundry in the Ganges River, Chousatti Ghat, Varanasi, India

A man bathes and does laundry in the Ganges River, Chousatti Ghat, Varanasi, India

Superman shirt hanging out to dry, Beniatola, Kolkata, India

Poor but happy children of laundry workers on Dhopar Pukur Lake, Topsia, Kolkata, India

Advertisement and laundry on a wall in Aaram Baagh, Rajasthan, India

A man bathes and does laundry in the Ganges River, Chousatti Ghat, Varanasi, India

Poor but happy children of laundry workers on Dhopar Pukur Lake, Topsia, Kolkata, India

A man bathes and does laundry in the Ganges River, Chousatti Ghat, Varanasi, India

Rooftop view of laundry being dried with iconic Howrah Bridge in the distance, Howrah, India

Do you see the hidden girl?! A family does laundry in the Hooghly River, Babughat, Kolkata, India.

Poor but happy children of laundry workers on Dhopar Pukur Lake, Topsia, Kolkata, India

Poor but happy children of laundry workers on Dhopar Pukur Lake, Topsia, Kolkata, India

Men hold up sheets to dry them, at the 2013 Kumbh Mela, Allahabad, India.

An outdoor laundry ("Dhobi ghat") at a small lake near a power station, near Science City, Kolkata, India.

Laundry dries along the Ganges River near Kedar Ghat, Varanasi, India.

Workers beat laundry against stones at a Dhobi Ghat along the Ganges River on a foggy winter morning, Varanasi, India.

Workers beat laundry against stones at a Dhobi Ghat along the Ganges River on a foggy winter morning, Varanasi, India.

Colorful laundry is reflected in a canal in Chingrihata, East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.

Colorful laundry is reflected in a canal in Chingrihata, East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.

A family does laundry on the roof of an apartment in the Fakir Bagan area of Howrah, India, sister city to Kolkata.

Laundry dries along the Ganges River near Kedar Ghat, Varanasi, India.

Laundry dries along the Ganges River near Kedar Ghat, Varanasi, India.

Workers beat laundry against stones at a Dhobi Ghat along the Ganges River on a foggy winter morning, Varanasi, India.

An outdoor laundry ("Dhobi ghat") at a small lake near a power station, near Science City, Kolkata, India.

Workers do laundry in the Ganges River, Varanasi, India.

An outdoor laundry ("Dhobi ghat") at a small lake near a power station, near Science City, Kolkata, India.

View of Salt Lake City, a planned satellite city in northeast Kolkata, India, from the East Kolkata Wetlands.

Outdoor laundry ("Dhobi Ghat") on the Ganges River, Varanasi, India. Workers wash the clothes by beating them on rocks, and then dry them on clothes lines and on the steps of Varanasi's famous ghats.

A canal in the East Kolkata wetlands, Kolkata, India. In the distance is the planned satellite city of Salt Lake City.

Women in saris bathe in the Ganges River near colorful drying laundry, near Ram Ghat, Varanasi, India.

Laundry dries at colorful Lal Ghat, Varanasi, India.

Children walk down a colorful lane in the small town of Chingrihata, on the western edge of the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.

Workers beat laundry against stones at a Dhobi Ghat along the Ganges River on a foggy winter morning, Varanasi, India.

A boat full of pilgrims on the Ganges River passes by laundry drying near Prayag Ghat, Varanasi, India.

A slum area on the railway tracks near New Alipore Station, Kolkata, India. Many slum areas in Kolkata focus on an industry, like laundry here. Train activity is much less in Kolkata than in Mumbai. I don't think something like this could exist in Mumbai.

Dung patties (for fuel) and laundry drying, Varanasi, India.

A wonderful assortment of vegetables for sale on a bicycle cart in Chingrihata, Kolkata, India.

Laundry drying on the ghats aong the Ganges River, Varanasi, India.

A girl helps her family do laundry along the Ganges River, Varansasi, India.

An outdoor laundry ("Dhobi ghat") at a small lake near a power station, near Science City, Kolkata, India.

Laundry dries at Lal Ghat, Varanasi, India.

A slum area on the railway tracks near New Alipore Station, Kolkata, India. Many slum areas in Kolkata focus on an industry, like laundry here. Train activity is much less in Kolkata than in Mumbai. I don't think something like this could exist in Mumbai.

Outdoor laundry ("Dhobi Ghat") on the Ganges River, Varanasi, India. Workers wash the clothes by beating them on rocks, and then dry them on clothes lines and on the steps of Varanasi's famous ghats.

A slum area on the railway tracks near New Alipore Station, Kolkata, India. Many slum areas in Kolkata focus on an industry, like laundry here. Train activity is much less in Kolkata than in Mumbai. I don't think something like this could exist in Mumbai.

A slum area on the railway tracks near New Alipore Station, Kolkata, India. Many slum areas in Kolkata focus on an industry, like laundry here. Train activity is much less in Kolkata than in Mumbai. I don't think something like this could exist in Mumbai.

Colorful laundry reflects in the waters of the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.

Laundry dries at colorful Lal Ghat, Varanasi, India.

Colorful saris dry along the Ganges River near Lal Ghat, Varanasi, India.

Women in saris bathe in the Ganges River near colorful drying laundry, near Ram Ghat, Varanasi, India.

Laundry dries along the Ganges River near Kedar Ghat, Varanasi, India.

Laundry dries along the Ganges River near Kedar Ghat, Varanasi, India.

Workers beat laundry against stones at a Dhobi Ghat along the Ganges River on a foggy winter morning, Varanasi, India.

Dhobi ghat (laundry) on a small lake near an electrical station, near Science City, Kolkata, India.

Laundry dries at colorful Lal Ghat, Varanasi, India.

Men bathe at a small lake on the Maidan, a large park in central Kolkata, India.

A man loads water from a small lake onto a bicycle cart in the Maidan (a large park) in Kolkata, India.

A man loads water from a small lake onto a bicycle cart in the Maidan (a large park) in Kolkata, India.

Laundry hangs drying on a fence near a homeless camp on Strand Road, Kolkata, India.

An outdoor laundry operation in a slum area in Antop Hill, Mumbai, India.

Laundry drying along railroad tracks near the Delhi Cantt station, Delhi, India

Laundry on the railroad tracks near the Delhi Cantt station, Delhi, India

A person's back yard almost entirely consumed by plastic garbage, Delhi, India

Cluttered signs inside of Jaisalmer fort, which has been severely compromised by tourism, Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India

A family processes brightly colored dyed fabrics in a courtyard in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India

A boy transports brightly colored dyed fabrics in a courtyard in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India