A Naga baba Sadhu stares from his camp covered in traditional Ash that covers his body. The Kumbh Mela is the biggest spiritual gathering in the World and attracts up to 10 million Hindu pilgrims a da... © Vicki Couchman/shotbywomen

A Naga Baba Sadhu sits naked except for a garland of flowers around his neck. The Kumbh Mela is the biggest spiritual gathering in the World and attracts up to 10 million Hindu pilgrims a day from all... © Vicki Couchman/shotbywomen

A Sadhu takes his evening chai before he rests in his temporary camp during his visit to the Kumbh Mela away from the crowds gathering in Ujjain, India, 2016.~The Kumbh Mela is the biggest spiritual g... © Vicki Couchman/shotbywomen

The Rohingya are described as world's most persecuted minority" Originally a muslim ethnic group from Myanmar, which is a Buddhist majority nation, they were refused citizenship and were murdered,... © Sujata Setia/shotbywomen

The Rohingya are described as world's most persecuted minority" Originally a muslim ethnic group from Myanmar, which is a Buddhist majority nation, they were refused citizenship and were murdered,... © Sujata Setia/shotbywomen

The Rohingya are described as world's most persecuted minority" Originally a muslim ethnic group from Myanmar, which is a Buddhist majority nation, they were refused citizenship and were murdered,... © Sujata Setia/shotbywomen

The Rohingya are described as world's most persecuted minority" Originally a muslim ethnic group from Myanmar, which is a Buddhist majority nation, they were refused citizenship and were murdered,... © Sujata Setia/shotbywomen

The Rohingya are described as world's most persecuted minority" Originally a muslim ethnic group from Myanmar, which is a Buddhist majority nation, they were refused citizenship and were murdered,... © Sujata Setia/shotbywomen

Three Indian children pose by their shared bicycle © Linda Scuizzato/shotbywomen

A elderly man looks out of the train window bars showing the length of the train on the station platform.passenger travel Second Class Sleeper carriage from Madgoan in Goa to Kochi in Kerala India. © Vicki Couchman/shotbywomen

A family travel in the Second Class Sleeper carriage from Madgoan in Goa to Kochi in Kerala India. © Vicki Couchman/shotbywomen

A Naga Baba Sadhu stares from his camp. The Kumbh Mela is the biggest spiritual gathering in the World and attracts up to 10 million Hindu pilgrims a day from all corners of India, who believe bathing... © Vicki Couchman/shotbywomen

A Naga Baba Sadhu stands naked except for a garland of flowers around his neck. The Kumbh Mela is the biggest spiritual gathering in the World and attracts up to 10 million Hindu pilgrims a day from a... © Vicki Couchman/shotbywomen

A young boy living at a construction site. Men, women and children from Odisha and West Bengal at a construction site in Bengaluru, India. Poverty and lack of jobs motivates whole families, including... © Jodi Hilton/shotbywomen

A young girl living at a construction site. Men, women and children from Odisha and West Bengal at a construction site in Bengaluru, India. Poverty and lack of jobs motivates whole families, including... © Jodi Hilton/shotbywomen

A young girl living at a construction site. Men, women and children from Odisha and West Bengal at a construction site in Bengaluru, India. Poverty and lack of jobs motivates whole families, including... © Jodi Hilton/shotbywomen

An old woman living at a construction site. Men, women and children from Odisha and West Bengal at a construction site in Bengaluru, India. Poverty and lack of jobs motivates whole families, including... © Jodi Hilton/shotbywomen

A young boy living at a construction site. Men, women and children from Odisha and West Bengal at a construction site in Bengaluru, India. Poverty and lack of jobs motivates whole families, including... © Jodi Hilton/shotbywomen

A man employed at a construction site. Men, women and children from Odisha and West Bengal at a construction site in Bengaluru, India. Poverty and lack of jobs motivates whole families, including the... © Jodi Hilton/shotbywomen

Children working at a construction site. Men, women and children from Odisha and West Bengal at a construction site in Bengaluru, India. Poverty and lack of jobs motivates whole families, including th... © Jodi Hilton/shotbywomen

A man employed at a construction site. Men, women and children from Odisha and West Bengal at a construction site in Bengaluru, India. Poverty and lack of jobs motivates whole families, including the... © Jodi Hilton/shotbywomen

A young girl living at a construction site in Bengaluru, India. Men, women and children from Odisha and West Bengal at a construction site in Bengaluru, India. Poverty and lack of jobs motivates whole... © Jodi Hilton/shotbywomen

A woman and her infant child living at a construction site. Men, women and children from Odisha and West Bengal at a construction site in Bengaluru, India. Poverty and lack of jobs motivates whole fam... © Jodi Hilton/shotbywomen

The Naga camp is lined with Naga (naked) Sadhu's offer blessings to pilgrims in exchange for small offerings.~Naga Sadhus are a particular group of Shaivite saints who reside in the Himalayan Caves an... © Vicki Couchman/shotbywomen

Candy Floss seller on the back streets of Ujjain, India © Vicki Couchman/shotbywomen

A pilgrim to the Kumbh Mela 2016 dries her sari in the sun after bathing in the holy waters of the river Shipra, Ujjain, India. The Kumbh Mela is the biggest spiritual gathering in the World and attra... © Vicki Couchman/shotbywomen

A Bead and Bindi Vendor takes shelter under the temporary awning of his shop away from the crowds gathering in Ujjain, India, 2016.~The Kumbh Mela is the biggest spiritual gathering in the World and a... © Vicki Couchman/shotbywomen

Street portrait of an old Indian lady with grey hair and bindi, smiling, wearing an orange and red scarf stood in front of an orange wall outside the temple in Gokarna December 2019 © Beth Wild/shotbywomen

Street portrait of an old Indian lady with grey hair, orange checked scarf stood in front of an orange wall outside the temple in Gokarna December 2019 © Beth Wild/shotbywomen

Portrait of two young beautiful Indian girls standing, hugging, wearing blue, one holding a stick and with her thumb in her mouth, in front of a bright orange building with school notes ont the floor... © Beth Wild/shotbywomen

Portrait of two young beautiful Indian girls hugging and smiling, wearing blue, in front of a bright orange building. Taken in Gokarna December 2019 © Beth Wild/shotbywomen

Street portrait of an old Indian lady with grey hair, bindi, gold nose stud, colourful beads, smiling, wearing a purple dress in front of a purple wall, selling flowers outside the temple in Gokarna D... © Beth Wild/shotbywomen

Street portrait of an old Indian lady with grey hair, bindi, gold nose stud, colourful beads, smiling, wearing a purple dress in front of a purple wall, selling flowers outside the temple in Gokarna D... © Beth Wild/shotbywomen

Smiling old Indian lady who sells flowers outside the temple in Gokarna, wearing a blue dress and cream scarf, taken in December 2019 © Beth Wild/shotbywomen

Portrait of an Indian lady, wearing colourful clothes, a red and orange headscarf and bindi, taken in the street in Gokarna December 2019 © Beth Wild/shotbywomen

Known as Lucky, this man with soulful brown eyes is from Kashmir, wears a hat and white scarf. He has a fascinating life story, having left home at the age of 7 and being a black sheep of the famil... © Beth Wild/shotbywomen

A hindu holy pilrgrim man wearing orange robes talks on his mobile phone whilst sitting outside an orange building and next to 2 parked motorbikes whilst another male pilgim wearing yellow robes walks... © Beth Wild/shotbywomen

The Rohingya are described as world's most persecuted minority" Originally a muslim ethnic group from Myanmar, which is a Buddhist majority nation, they were refused citizenship and were murdered,... © Sujata Setia/shotbywomen

The Rohingya are described as world's most persecuted minority" Originally a muslim ethnic group from Myanmar, which is a Buddhist majority nation, they were refused citizenship and were murdered,... © Sujata Setia/shotbywomen

The Rohingya are described as world's most persecuted minority" Originally a muslim ethnic group from Myanmar, which is a Buddhist majority nation, they were refused citizenship and were murdered,... © Sujata Setia/shotbywomen

The Rohingya are described as world's most persecuted minority" Originally a muslim ethnic group from Myanmar, which is a Buddhist majority nation, they were refused citizenship and were murdered,... © Sujata Setia/shotbywomen

The Rohingya are described as world's most persecuted minority" Originally a muslim ethnic group from Myanmar, which is a Buddhist majority nation, they were refused citizenship and were murdered,... © Sujata Setia/shotbywomen

The Rohingya are described as world's most persecuted minority" Originally a muslim ethnic group from Myanmar, which is a Buddhist majority nation, they were refused citizenship and were murdered,... © Sujata Setia/shotbywomen

The Rohingya are described as "world's most persecuted minority" Originally a muslim ethnic group from Myanmar, which is a Buddhist majority nation, they were refused citizenship and were murdered,... © Sujata Setia/shotbywomen

The Rohingya are described as world's most persecuted minority" Originally a muslim ethnic group from Myanmar, which is a Buddhist majority nation, they were refused citizenship and were murdered,... © Sujata Setia/shotbywomen

The Rohingya are described as world's most persecuted minority" Originally a muslim ethnic group from Myanmar, which is a Buddhist majority nation, they were refused citizenship and were murdered,... © Sujata Setia/shotbywomen

The Rohingya are described as world's most persecuted minority" Originally a muslim ethnic group from Myanmar, which is a Buddhist majority nation, they were refused citizenship and were murdered,... © Sujata Setia/shotbywomen

The Rohingya are described as world's most persecuted minority" Originally a muslim ethnic group from Myanmar, which is a Buddhist majority nation, they were refused citizenship and were murdered,... © Sujata Setia/shotbywomen

The Rohingya are described as world's most persecuted minority" Originally a muslim ethnic group from Myanmar, which is a Buddhist majority nation, they were refused citizenship and were murdered,... © Sujata Setia/shotbywomen

The Rohingya are described as world's most persecuted minority" Originally a muslim ethnic group from Myanmar, which is a Buddhist majority nation, they were refused citizenship and were murdered,... © Sujata Setia/shotbywomen

The Rohingya are described as world's most persecuted minority" Originally a muslim ethnic group from Myanmar, which is a Buddhist majority nation, they were refused citizenship and were murdered,... © Sujata Setia/shotbywomen

The Rohingya are described as world's most persecuted minority" Originally a muslim ethnic group from Myanmar, which is a Buddhist majority nation, they were refused citizenship and were murdered,... © Sujata Setia/shotbywomen

The Rohingya are described as world's most persecuted minority" Originally a muslim ethnic group from Myanmar, which is a Buddhist majority nation, they were refused citizenship and were murdered,... © Sujata Setia/shotbywomen

Kushti Wrestler portrait covered in sacred mud from the Gym, Cotton Street, Kolkata, India The ancient Indian form of wrestling has been practiced for centuries. Local men arrive around dawn to tr... © Vicki Couchman/shotbywomen

Self-portrait on Hurricane Ridge enjoying a beer overlooking the Olympic Mountains © Teresa Meier/shotbywomen

An Indian girl works in a field after school to support her family in Anupshahr, Uttar Pradesh, India © Linda Scuizzato/shotbywomen

Angeli, who studies at Pardada Pardadi, a girl's school, poses in her room in Anupshahr, Uttar Pradesh, India © Linda Scuizzato/shotbywomen

An Indian man holds a photo of himself from 40 years ago in Anupshahr. © Linda Scuizzato/shotbywomen

An Indian girl wearing festive makeup poses for a portrait during Holi Festival, Uttar Predesh, India, © Linda Scuizzato/shotbywomen

A girl wears a t-shirt saying "Hope" poses for a photograph in Anupshahr, Uttar Pradesh, India, © Linda Scuizzato/shotbywomen

A man sleeps with a blanket over him in the Second Class Sleeper carriage from Madgoan in Goa to Kochi in Kerala India. © Vicki Couchman/shotbywomen

Passengers on the Second Class Sleeper from Madgoan in Goa to Kochi in Kerala India. © Vicki Couchman/shotbywomen

British tourist sleeps looking out of the barred window on the Second Class Sleeper from Madgoan in Goa to Kochi in Kerala India. © Vicki Couchman/shotbywomen

Dry Snacks Vendor holds a stack of snacks on board the Second Class Sleeper train from Madgoan in Goa to Kochi in Kerala India. © Vicki Couchman/shotbywomen

Vendor selling lottery cards on the Second Class Sleeper from Madgoan in Goa to Kochi in Kerala India. © Vicki Couchman/shotbywomen

Vendor selling plastic children toys on board the Second Class Sleeper train from Madgoan in Goa to Kochi in Kerala India. © Vicki Couchman/shotbywomen

A boy rests next to an open barred window in the Second Class Sleeper carraige from Madgoan in Goa to Kochi in Kerala India. © Vicki Couchman/shotbywomen

A Sadhu Holy Man smiles, wearing his orange robes and turban. The Kumbh Mela is the biggest spiritual gathering in the World and attracts up to 10 million Hindu pilgrims a day from all corners of Indi... © Vicki Couchman/shotbywomen

A Sadhu wearing a giant orange turban sits on the banks of the river Shipra, Ujjain India during the Kumbh Mela 2016. The Kumbh Mela is the biggest spiritual gathering in the World and attracts up to... © Vicki Couchman/shotbywomen

A Sadhus smokes a chillum and wears a funky leopard print robe. The Kumbh Mela is the biggest spiritual gathering in the World and attracts up to 10 million Hindu pilgrims a day from all corners of In... © Vicki Couchman/shotbywomen

A bearded Naga Baba Sadhu stares from his camp. The Kumbh Mela is the biggest spiritual gathering in the World and attracts up to 10 million Hindu pilgrims a day from all corners of India, who believe... © Vicki Couchman/shotbywomen

A Sadhu holy man sits on a tree trunk wearing orange robes and a turban. The Kumbh Mela is the biggest spiritual gathering in the World and attracts up to 10 million Hindu pilgrims a day from all corn... © Vicki Couchman/shotbywomen

A Naga baba, holy man sits naked all but covered in Ash and drinks a cup of Chai from a pink cup. The Kumbh Mela is the biggest spiritual gathering in the World and attracts up to 10 million Hindu pil... © Vicki Couchman/shotbywomen

A Hindu pilgrim prays at the side of the river Shipra, Ujjain India during the Kumbh Mela 2016. The Kumbh Mela is the biggest spiritual gathering in the World and attracts up to 10 million Hindu pilgr... © Vicki Couchman/shotbywomen

A Naga Baba Sadhu sits naked except for a garland of flowers around his neck. The Kumbh Mela is the biggest spiritual gathering in the World and attracts up to 10 million Hindu pilgrims a day from all... © Vicki Couchman/shotbywomen