In few places, such as in India, human presence is so essential to appreciate the charm of a country in all its dimensions. Perhaps, this is its true essence and what defines its incomprehensible allure—the millions of Indians crowding the streets, markets, and temples, overflowing trains, buses, and even roads in their tireless comings and goings from one place to another.

And their faces, so alike and yet so different, express respect, humility, gratitude, but above all, patience, which in some becomes a resignation that transforms their gaze, revealing poverty and abandonment without a hint of hope.