EditorialIndia: In Mumbai two devotees of the Hindu goddess Yellamma pose with images of her on their heads. The person on the right is a so-called hijra (a eunuch, transsexual or transvestite), Yellamma being regarded as one of the patron goddesses of hijras
EditorialThailand: Young Thai men in a procession during the Vegetarian Festival (Nine Emperor Gods Festival) in Phuket Town, ecstatically passing through the haze emanating from exploding firecrackers