The document contains a collection of photographs taken by Saurabh Das across India and other South Asian countries between 2010-2014. The photos depict various aspects of daily life, culture, religious ceremonies and events. They include images of people from different walks of life, celebrations, political protests, refugees, religious rituals and more. Together they provide a glimpse into the diversity of people and traditions found across India and surrounding regions.

1. An artist from the northeast Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh wears a traditional costume during a press preview of tableaux displaying a glimpse of culture
from different parts of India, in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das)

2. A small girl drinks water from a steel glass as her parents construct a pavement in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, May 8, 2013. The capital is reeling under a
heat wave with temperatures touching 40.8 degrees Celsius (105 degrees Fahrenheit) Tuesday, two degrees above normal for this time of the year. (AP
Photo/Saurabh Das)

3. An Indian man sleeps with stray dogs in Kolkata, India, Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das)

4. A monkey walks past Indian soldiers waiting for the start of a ceremonial reception of Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi at the Presidential Palace in New
Delhi, India , Tuesday, March 19, 2013. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das)

5. Camel mounted soldiers stand in formation during a rehearsal of the Beating Retreat ceremony at Raisina hill which houses India's most
important ministries and the presidential palace, in New Delhi, India, Friday, Jan. 17, 2014. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das)

6. A blind athlete, left, is connected to her guide as she gets ready to run during the 18th National Sports Meet for the Blind in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Dec.
11, 2012. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das)

8. A pet dog and a goat peer out of a doorway as clothes are seen laid out on a line to dry after being washed, at a poor neighborhood in New Delhi, India,
Thursday, Jan. 30, 2014. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das)

9. Hindu holy men get their beard and head shaved before being initiated as Naga sadhus or naked Hindu holy men at the Maha Kumbh festival in Allahabad,
India, Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das

18. A young man blows a kiss while watching dancing girls perform a group show at the elephant fair in Sonepur, India, Monday, Nov. 25, 2013. (AP
Photo/Saurabh Das)

19. A barbwire fence crosses the frame, meant to prevent the audience from reaching the stage where dancing girls perform at the elephant fair in Sonepur,
India, Monday, Nov. 25, 2013. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das)

20. A woman applies vermillion mark on the forehead of her husband after praying at the temple of Hindu monkey god Hanuman in New Delhi, India, Tuesday,
March 18, 2014. The wall at the background is colored orange by devotees who smear vermillion and oil as part of offerings as they pray. (AP Photo/Saurabh
Das)

21. A laborer looks out of a workshop that prepares idols of goddess Durga in Kolkata, India, Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2012. Durga Puja, the festival dedicated to the
worship of Goddess Durga begins on Oct. 20 and will continue until Oct. 24. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das)

22. Monkeys huddle together by a roadside to keep warm early in the morning as they wait for charitable Hindus to feed them, in New Delhi, India, Thursday, Jan.
30, 2014. Hindus believe that feeding monkeys bring them the blessings of Hindu monkey god, Lord Hanuman. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das)

24. An Indian shoe shine boy polishes shoes as another empties a pouch of tobacco into his mouth in New Delhi, India, Thursday, July 21, 2011. Writing on the wall
mentions that black polish will be charged at 22 U.S. cents and color at 66 U.S. cents. Each boy earns an average of $2.50 per day. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das)

26. Nuns from the Missionaries of Charity, the order founded by Mother Teresa, attend a function held to start celebrations marking the centenary of her birth, in
New Delhi, India, on Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2010. Mother Teresa was born on Aug. 26, 1910. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das)

27. Hindu devotees walk across pontoon bridges to take a holy dip at Sangam, the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati River, during the
Maha Kumbh festival, in Allahabad, India , Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

28. An Indian man sits with a statue of elephant headed Hindu God Ganesha before its immersion into the River Yamuna in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Sept.
18, 2013. The immersion marks the end of the ten-day long Ganesh Chaturthi festival that celebrates the birth of the Hindu God of wisdom, prosperity and
good fortune. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das)

30. Hindu holy men undergo rituals to be initiated as Naga sadhus or naked Hindu holy men at the Maha Kumbh festival in Allahabad, India, Wednesday, Feb. 13,
2013. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das)

32. Tibetan women are detained as they try to reach the Chinese Embassy to protest on Women's Uprising Day, in New Delhi, India, Wednesday,
March 12, 2014. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das)

33. Indian police officers stop Tibetan women as they try to reach the Chinese Embassy to protest on occasion of Women's Uprising Day in New Delhi, India,
Wednesday, March 12, 2014. The Tibetan students protested to show solidarity with Tibetans who immolated themselves as well as to demand the return of
their spiritual leader, Dalai Lama, to China. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das)

34. Protesters react as Indian police officers use a water cannon to disperse them near the India Gate as they protest against the gang rape and brutal beating of
a 23-year-old student on a bus last week, in New Delhi, India, Sunday, Dec. 23, 2012. (AP Photo/ Saurabh Das)

36. A homeless man and his wife, white scarf covering her head, share a rented bed as balloons inflated in the shape of hearts adorn their cot at a poor
neighborhood in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2014. Beds on a cot with blankets cost approximately $.50 while a bed on the ground with blankets
cost $.15 per day. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das)

38. A Rohingya Muslim woman looks out from her home at an unauthorized camp that houses Rohingya Muslim refugees who fled Myanmar during an ethnic
strife in 1992, in Kutupalong, Bangladesh on World Refugee Day, Wednesday, June 20, 2012. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das)

39. A young Rohingya Muslim boy sits at the entrance to his home at an unauthorized camp that houses Rohingya Muslim refugees who fled Myanmar during an
ethnic strife in 1992, in Kutupalong, Bangladesh on World Refugee Day, Wednesday, June 20, 2012. (AP Photo/ Saurabh Das)

40. A child is administered polio drops by a mobile unit during an anti-polio drive in New Delhi, India, Sunday, Jan. 15, 2012. India marked a full year since its last
reported case of polio on Friday, Jan. 13. The milestone is seen as a major victory in the global effort to eradicate the crippling disease. (AP Photo/Saurabh
Das)

41. A newly initiated Hindu monk of the Shri Panchayati Naya Udasin "akhara" or sect, peers from behind a tent during the Maha Kumbh festival in Allahabad,
India, Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das)

42. A newly initiated Hindu monk of the Shri Panchayati Naya Udasin "akhara" or sect, puts on a turban during the Maha Kumbh festival in Allahabad, India,
Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das

44. A woman leaves after casting her vote during the pariament elections in Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, Sept. 18, 2010. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das)

47. Indian school children in tiger costumes dance during the Republic Day parade in New Delhi, India, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014. Millions of Indians watched a
display of the country's military power and cultural diversity amid tight security during national day celebrations. India adopted its democratic Constitution on
Jan. 26, 1950. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das)