Red and saffron are the colors I associate most with India; reminiscent of saddhus, bindhis, biryanis, Kali, and sandstone ruins. They are the hands-down favorites when it comes to choosing the color of saris. Marigolds adorn Gandhi's memorial, and red hibiscus, Hindu altars. Even Jaipur's Pink City is not pink but a dusty red orange! (*Clockwise from top left: Gilded finial, Jain temple along Chandni Chowk, Old Delhi; Ganesha figure in Mukteshwar temple, Bubaneshwar; Pilgrim in Swarg Ashram, Rishikesh; Boy with mother beside the Ganges, Haridwar; Woman on motorized cart, on the road to Jaipur; Sightseers in Taj Mahal, Agra)
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