Victim of the Mumbai train blasts cries in the intensive care unit of a hospital.
Photo by Adeel Halim, Mumbai, India.
Victim of the Mumbai train blasts cries in the intensive care unit of a hospital.
Photo by Adeel Halim, Mumbai, India.
In many parts of India, Makar Sankranti is celebrated as the kite-flying day. The festival is a time of thanksgiving for the religious, since it marks the awakening of the gods from their long slumber.
Words, photos and video by Adeel Halim, Mumbai, India.
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