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A boy peeks out of a train car on the Nilgiri Mountain Railway in Ooty, India on Nov. 21, 2023. Nicknamed the ‘Toy Train’, the railway is a UNESCO World Heritage site, and a living example of the engineering enterprise of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Hindu men gather at funeral pyres along the Ganga River on Dec. 26, 2023 in Varanasi, India. Believers say that those who are cremated in Varanasi attain "Moksha", or freedom from the cycle of life and death. Hundreds of bodies are cremated a day in Varanasi, and the pyres burn 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
A boy chases pigeons in Jodhpur, India on Dec. 1, 2023.
Two men pause for a portrait in Kochi, India on Nov. 17, 2023.
A Hindu sadhu offers an arti to Hindus on Dec. 25, 2023 at a religious ceremony at Dashashwamedh ghat in Varanasi, India. Believers wave their hands over the fire to venerate gods and bless themselves.
A man works on the street in Kochi, India on Nov. 17, 2023.
Fans from Jordan High School in Durham, N.C. react to a goal by Cary High School during a varsity soccer playoff game on Oct. 25, 2018. The Jordan Falcons won the game 3-2.
Jake Pacheco poses for a portrait on Feb. 15, 2018 in Chapel Hill, N.C.
"I used to consider myself a religious person, but at some point I lost it. There is still a part of me that longs for the sense of understanding and purpose that those with religion often exude. But at the same time, losing my faith has instilled a faith in myself that I didn’t have before; without the thought of a higher power or something to come after this life, I feel a sense of control and determination in regard to my future. I have found spirituality in my own agency,” Pacheco says.
A boat operator in Varanasi, India yells at other boats on Dec. 26, 2023 after attending the religious Ganga aarti ceremony at sunset. Tens of thousands of people watch the ceremony, significant for Hindus and Jains, from boats on the Ganga River and on land. The crowd of boats on the water is packed in, and it’s hard to maneuver in and out of the viewing area.
Alex High and Payton Leary run down Ian Klevans during a game at Green Hope High School in Cary, N.C. on Oct. 23, 2018. The game ended 1-0 for Green Hope.
Sam Tobin, an 11-year-old urban chicken farmer, sees the very first egg his chickens laid on Nov. 1, 2016. He has been raising chicks for 18 weeks in Charlotte, N.C.
Lora Bradley, Andrew Ross’s caretaker, looks on as Rebecca West tests Ross’s breathing with a new respiratory machine in Oct. 2018 in Chapel Hill, N.C. Ross was diagnosed with ALS a year before, and Ross says the disease is “especially aggressive.”