Toting a tower of poultry baskets to market, a van ricksha driver pedals the streets of Dhaka, awash in backed up monsoon waters. Even waist-high flooding does not stop work in this teeming capital of nearly six million, which lies less than 25 feet (7.6 meters) above sea level.
—From "Bangladesh: When the Water Comes," June 1993, National Geographic magazine
From snake charmers to sacred shrines, explore the beauty of India’s people and landscapes in this gallery images from the bustling, bourgeoning South Asian nation.
