Thursday November 21, 2002, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India

Restoration of the Taj Mahal

The Taj a memorial to Mumtaz wife of 17th century Indian Ruler Shah Jehan is being cleaned for the first time by The Architectural Survey of India using the mixture known as "Fullers Earth" which is also used in the sub-continent as a face mask. The mixture is applied then left for 24 hours and then washed off using distilled water.

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Monday March 31, 2003, Eastern Mediterannean

USS Theodore Roosevelt

An unidentified ordnancemen watches an F/A-18 Hornet launch from the flight deck of aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt CVN-71 at sunset in the Eastern Mediterannean. Aircraft launched from the carrier have been flying missions supporting coalition ground troops as they advance towards the Iraqi capital Baghdad.

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Thursday March 14, 2002, Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, India

Ayodhya Temple Dispute

A Sadhu or holy man is painted with the words of Ram after his early morning bathing ritual in the River Saryu, Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, India. The town is the subject of a dispute between Hindus and Muslims over the construction of a Hindu temple on the site of a former mosque which was torn down in 1992 by Hindu Fundamentalists who believe it to be the site of the birthplace of Ramons of the most important of Hindu Gods.

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Thursday March 20, 2003, Eastern Mediterannean

USS Theodore Roosevelt

An F/A-18 Hornet launches from the flight deck of aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt CVN-71 in the Eastern Mediterannean. The airwing of the ship is flying more missions in the aftermath of today's Tomahawk missile strikes on Iraq.

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Saturday August 10, 2002, Delhi, India

India Fashion Week

A model has a headdress attached before a runway show at India Fashion Week, Delhi,India. The fashion show featuring Indian designers showcasing their work to a worldwide audience of buyers and fashion media lasts for a week in India's capital

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Monday October 7, 2002, Kashmir, India

Jammu and Kashmir elections

Unidentified Kashmiri women wait their turn to vote outside a polling station in Doda, Kashmir, India . The polling station was for the final stages of the State Elections of Jammu and Kashmir which have been marred by violence by Islamic militants who wish the state to be independent of India.

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Tuesday March 11, 2003, Eastern Mediterannean

USS Theodore Roosevelt

An Ordananceman watches over a stack of 1000 pound bombs on the flight deck of aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt CVN-71 in the Eastern Mediterannean . These bombs form the base of Smartbombs when equipped with the appropriate fan tail technology.The carrier is deployed as part of the sixth fleet as part of the ongoing situation in the Middle East.

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Monday March 10, 2003, Eastern Mediterranean

Daily Life on the USS Theodore Roosevelt

Avionics Technician Thomas Bohl from Clarkston, Michigan, cleans the canopy of an F/A-18 Hornet on the flight deck of aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt CVN-71 in the Eastern Mediterranean. The carrier is deployed in the Sixth Fleet as part of the ongoing situation in the Middle East.

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Monday March 10, 2003, Eastern Mediterranean

Daily Life on the USS Theodore Roosevelt

Aviation Boatswain Handler directs aircraft recovery on the flight deck of aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt CVN-71 in the Eastern Mediterranean. The carrier is deployed in the Sixth Fleet as part of the ongoing situation in the Middle East.

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Sunday March 16, 2003, Eastern Mediterannean

USS Theodore Roosevelt

LT. D'Andre Knight from Seattle, Washington runs on the flight deck onduring a recreational and day aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt CVN-71 in the Eastern Mediterannean. The carrier is deployed as part of the sixth fleet as part of the ongoing situation in the Middle East.

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Friday October 25, 2002, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

Jaipur foot

Some recent recipients at the BMVSS Limb Centre, Jaipur, India adjust their own"Jaipur Foot" .The foot is an artificial leg which was designed by Ram Chandra Sharma and is fitted to people around the world who have lost their limbs through accidents such as traffic, farming and landmines. Since 1975 when the clinic where the limbs are made and fitted was opened more than 500,000 people have received a prosthesis.

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Tuesday February 4, 2003, Persian Gulf

USS Constellation

An unidentified F-14 pilot of the VF-2 "Bounty Hunters" squadron of the aircraft carrier USS Constellation stands on the aircraft wing stands on the main body of the aircraft performing his pre-flight checks before take off in the Persian Gulf where the carrier is patrolling. The aircraft are taking part in Operation Southern Watch enforcing the no-fly zone in Southern Iraq.

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Friday October 25, 2002, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

Jaipur foot

An unidentified man waits at the BMVSS Limb Centre, Jaipur, India for a "Jaipur Foot" .The foot is an artificial leg which was designed by Ram Chandra Sharma and is fitted to people around the world who have lost their limbs through accidents such as traffic, farming and landmines. Since 1975 when the clinic where the limbs are made and fitted was opened more than 500,000 people have received a prosthesis.

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Friday December 6, 2002, Delhi, India

Eid ul Fitr prayers

A father carries his daughter after prayers at the ruined shell of the fourteenth century Feroz Shah Kotla Mosque, Old Delhi, India to mark the day of Eid Ul Fitr which signifies the end of Ramadan, the month in which Moslems fast from dawn to dusk. In India today has more significance as it is the tenth anniversary of the destruction of the Babri Mosque in Ayodhya by Hindu fundamentalists protesting that it was built on the site of the birthplace of Ram one of the major gods in Hinduism.

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Monday February 3, 2003, Persian Gulf

USS Constellation

Flight deck crew of the aircraft carrier USS Constellation watch as an F/A-18C Hornet comes into land on the carrier in the Persian Gulf where the carrier is patrolling.The aircraft are taking part in Operation Southern Watch enforcing the no-fly zone in Southern Iraq.

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Sunday March 16, 2003, Eastern Mediterannean

USS Theodore Roosevelt

Bill Ellis, from Boffalo, New York Air Department Training Officer (centre-yellow shirt) supervises flight deck crew members as they undertake a drill for "Rig the Barricade" on the flight deck of aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt CVN-71 in the Eastern Mediterannean.The drill is in readiness for the possiblity of an aircraft landing on the deck without the operation of normal arresting gear. The carrier is deployed as part of the sixth fleet as part of the ongoing situation in the Middle East.

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Saturday December 14, 2002, New Delhi, India

Cellular phones

A group of unidentified Indian teenagers use a cellular telephone networks SMS (Short Message Service) in New Delhi, India.

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Saturday June 1, 2002, New Delhi, India

Indian Army Recruits

An officer of the Rajputana Rifles of the Indian Army shouts a command to recruits during a passing out parade in New Delhi, India. The 261 recruits will be posted to forward areas near the the line of control in Kashmir. Tension between India and Pakistan has been increasing this week and the United States and British Governments both issued travel advisories to citizens to leave India as they believe that war is imminent.

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Sunday February 2, 2003, Persian Gulf

USS Constellation

An unidentified member of the flight Deck crew of the aircraft carrier USS Constellation casts a shadow during flight operations in the Persian Gulf where the carrier is patrolling.The aircraft are taking part in Operation Southern Watch enforcing the no-fly zone in Southern Iraq.

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Friday October 25, 2002, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

Jaipur Foot

Shadam a 10 year old boy injured in a traffic accident awaits his turn to be measured and fitted with a "Jaipur Foot" at the BMVSS Limb Centre, Jaipur,India.The foot is an artificial leg which was designed by Ram Chandra Sharma and is fitted to people around the world who have lost their limbs through accidents such as traffic, farming and landmines. Since 1975 when the clinic where the limbs are made and fitted was opened more than 500,000 people have received a prosthesis.

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Tuesday October 1, 2002, New Delhi, India

Indian Wrestling Feature

Wrestling students watch a bout as they await their turn to fight in the traditional Indian style at a competition near the Jama Masjid, New Delhi, India.

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Monday October 7, 2002, Kashmir, India

Jammu and Kashmir elections

An unidentified man waits to cast his vote in a polling station in Doda, Kashmir, India. The polling station was for the final stages of the State Elections of Jammu and Kashmir which have been marred by violence by Islamic militants who wish the state to be independent of India.

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Monday October 7, 2002, Kashmir, India

Jammu and Kashmir elections

Unidentified Hindu Kashmiri woman and Moslem woman wait their turn to vote outside a polling station in Doda, Kashmir, India . The polling station was for the final stages of the State Elections of Jammu and Kashmir which have been marred by violence by Islamic militants who wish the state to be independent of India.

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Monday June 10, 2002, Hemis, Ladakh, India

Hemis festival

A young monk drinks from a Coca-Cola bottle on the lane leading to the Hemis Monastry, Ladakh, Northern India after the first day of the annual Hemis Festival. The Festival commemerates the birth of the Buddhist sage Phadmasambhava who is credited with bringing tantric Buddhism to Tibet in the eighth century.

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Friday November 8, 2002, Persian Gulf

Abraham Lincoln Aircraft Carrier

Crewmen of the United States Navy stand on an aircraft on the deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier. The carrier is patrolling in the Persian Gulf as part of Operation Southern Watch.

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Friday March 1, 2002, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

India Hindu Moslem Conflict

An unidentified Muslim woman pleads with India's Rapid Reaction Force to help her community in the old cityarea of Ahmedabad, Gujerat, India from a Hindu mob rampaging through the streets in retaliation for the alleged killing of 60 Hindu pilgrims by Muslims in Godhra.

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Thursday November 29, 2001, Peshawar, Pakistan

Afghan Refugee

"Quatraduliah", aged 9, an Afghani refugee at Shamshatoo Refugee Camp 20 Kms from Peshawar, Pakistan.

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Friday October 19, 2001, Peshawar, North-West Frontier Province, Pakistan

Anti-American protest

An unidentified man holds a poster of Osama bin Laden during an anti-American protest in Peshawar, Pakistan.

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Thursday February 14, 2002, Delhi, India

Eid prayers

A small boy looks up as crowds gather for Eid-ul Aha prayers at the site of the ruined Feroz Shah Kotla Mosque, Delhi, India more than 5,000 people came to pray at he mosque on one of Islam's most auspicious days thecommemeration of Abraham's attempt to sacrifice his son.

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