China's Great Armada

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Guards at Sri Dalada Maligawa, the Temple of the Tooth, await the start of the Esela Perahera procession, heralded by horns a...
Guards at Sri Dalada Maligawa, the Temple of the Tooth, await the start of the Esela Perahera procession, heralded by horns a...
The most spectacular festival in Asia, the Esala Perahera honors the sacred tooth of Buddha with ten days of parading through...
The most spectacular festival in Asia, the Esala Perahera honors the sacred tooth of Buddha with ten days of parading through...
One hundred caparisoned elephants light up the night as the procession of penitents continues.
The center bejeweled elephant carries the sacred tooth of the Buddha, surrounded by torchbearers, as well as tourists
With elaborately carved headddresses and intricate costumes, Kathakali dramatizes stories form Hindu mythology.
With elaborately carved headddresses and intricate costumes, Kathakali dramatizes stories form Hindu mythology.
Some say that Beijing Opera, introduced to India by Zheng He, inspired the elaborate make-up of the Kathakali drama of Kerala.
With its position at the tip of the Arabian Peninsula, Sur once played a major role as a trading hub between India and Africa.
A weaver selects threads dyed in array of colors to be used for the warping of calico.
Coir fiber, used to make ropes and rugs, is one of the many uses the Indians have found for the coconut.
On the beach at Somatheeram, in Kerala, teamwork is required to pull in the huge nets filled with fish.
It takes a village to haul in the day's catch in this land where faith takes many forms.
It takes a village to haul in the day's catch in this land where faith takes many forms.
Scales sparkle like jewels, as fishermen clean their nets on Somatheeram Beach, just as when Zheng He sailed along the Malaba...
A fisherman balances on the frame of a dip net in Cochin. This Chinese fishing technique most likely came to Kerala in the 15...
These Cochin fishermen need counterweights and manpower to lift the dip nets out of the water.
Craftsmen in the dhow yard in Beypore, Kerala, still build ships the old-fashioned way - by hand, out of Murmese teak without...
Coir fiber, used to make ropes and rugs, is one of the many uses the Indians have found for the coconut.
Craftsmen in the dhow yard in Beypore, Kerala still build ships the old-fashioned way - by hand, out of Burmese teak without ...
Almost half the black pepper exported to Asia, Europe and the US is grown and processed on small farms in Kerala with techniq...
Despite advances in production, much of India's natural fiber textiles, like cotton and silk, are still produced by hand.
Lenghts of colorful cottons woven in Gujarat create a saffron carpet as they dry.
Combatants in Calicut demonstrate Kalaripayatta, which was developed in India in the 12th century and exported to China, wher...
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