PHOTO GALLERY FOR TEXTILES AND TAJ MAHAL: INDIA

Dyer's assistant standing in mordant bath for cotton cloth.                                                       Dyer showing the fermented indigo leaf mixture.

Boys using chisels to carve intricate printing blocks.                                                                Printing cotton cloth with hand-carved woodblock.

Woodblock printer artist finishing up a large cloth.                                                                   Completed hand-printed cotton bedspread.

Wind Palace' sandstone building façade, Jaipur.                                                                      Hand-painted wall tiles in Jaipur.

Tie-dyed silk scarf, Bhuj                                                                                                         Double-ilat silk sari fabric

Dyeing cloth over wood fire                                                                                                    Village girls share a joke, Kutch area

Tea plantations in Kerala State                                                                                                 Individual bunglaows at Spice Village, Kerala State