Pete Oxford / Woman with basket on her head picking tea (Camellia sinensis), Assam, North East India, October 2014.

Axel Gomille / Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus), temple elephant gives blessings to pilgrims at the ruins and temple complex of Hampi, Karnataka, India

Gavin Hellier / Women in colourful Saris, beside the Taj Mahal, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India, 2011. Model released.

Gavin Hellier / Women in colourful Saris collecting water, across the Jumna (Yamuna) river from Taj Mahal, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India, 2011, model released

Gavin Hellier / Four women dancing whilst wearing saris, Samode Palace, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, Model and Property released, January 2018. Hellier

Suzi Eszterhas / Woman carrying bundle of grass, Rancha village at the border of Bandhavgarh National Park, India, January 2012.

Loic Poidevin / Woman wearing sari embracing child, Varanasi, Uttah Pradesh, India, March 2014.

Loic Poidevin / Wet saris drying on steps on the banks of the Ganges, Varanasi, Uttah Pradesh, India, March 2014.

Gavin Hellier / Woman in colourful Saris by the Taj Mahal, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India, 2011, model released

Michael W. Richards / Traditional Indian wedding procession of women in colourful saris, carrying gifts on their heads, along the road, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India

Charlie Hamilton-James / Woman standing in temple surrounded by Black rats (Rattus rattus) feeding on food left for them, Karni Mata Temple (The Temple of Rats), a Hindu temple dedicated to the Hindu Goddess Karni Mata and fa...

Charlie Hamilton-James / Black rats (Rattus rattus) surrounding bowl of food left out for them, with group of women walking past, Karni Mata Temple (The Temple of Rats), a Hindu temple dedicated to the Hindu Goddess Karni Mat...

Charlie Hamilton-James / Black rats (Rattus rattus) foraging with two women in background inside Karni Mata Temple (The Temple of Rats), a Hindu temple dedicated to the Hindu Goddess Karni Mata and famous for thousands of bla...

Charlie Hamilton-James / Woman carrying plate of food, walking through temple with Black rats (Rattus rattus) feeding on food left for them, Karni Mata Temple (The Temple of Rats), a Hindu temple dedicated to the Hindu Goddes...

Charlie Hamilton-James / Woman stroking Black rat (Rattus rattus) which is drinking from large bowl in the Karni Mata Temple (The Temple of Rats), a Hindu temple dedicated to the Hindu Goddess Karni Mata and famous for thousa...

Charlie Hamilton-James / Group of Black rats (Rattus rattus) huddled together sleeping inside temple, with group of women waiting in line in background, Karni Mata Temple (The Temple of Rats), a Hindu temple dedicated to the...