Sacred cows, a man making roti, and a strawberry seller talking on his cellphone. 😇🐮🍓 #thisisindia #backinthebirks #roadtorishikesh (at Lakshman Jhula)

In addition to bathing in the cold water, people light candles in floating holders made of flowers and send them down the river as a prayer or an offering. The colors and faces of this country blow me away every day. #latergram #roadtorishikesh #backinthebirks #yearofyes (at Har ki Pauri, Haridwar)

Hundreds of people bathing in the freezing water of the Ganges. #latergram #roadtorishikesh #backinthebirks (at Har ki Pauri, Haridwar)

Kim Jong Il looking at the many bridges of Haridwar. #latergram #backinthebirks #roadtorishikesh @mattpedia (at Haridwar, Uttarakhand)

Ancient structures, modern buildings, and colorful examples of daily life live side by side. #latergram #backinthebirks #roadtorishikesh (at Haridwar, Uttarakhand)

Ancient structures, modern buildings, and colorful examples of daily life live side by side. #latergram #backinthebirks #roadtorishikesh (at Haridwar, Uttarakhand)

We spent the day in Haridwar yesterday, one of the holiest cities on the banks of the Ganges. #latergram #roadtorishikesh #backinthebirks (at Haridwar, Uttarakhand)

You, too, can have home delivery of the Sunday New York Times. #latergram #roadtorishikesh #backinthebirks