India on a budget

A craftsman who repairs wheels at his shop in Agra.   (Phil Marty / Chicago Tribune)

The wedding date of a home’s residents is written on the wall.   (Phil Marty / Chicago Tribune)

Capturing the Taj Mahal in Agra.   (Phil Marty / Chicago Tribune)

A potter in the village of Abhaneri gives his wheel a spin.  (Phil Marty / Chicago Tribune)

The sign for the Ranthambhore Tiger Reserve.  (Phil Marty / Chicago Tribune)

Cow patties are loaded onto a wagon to be used for cooking fuel.   (Phil Marty / Chicago Tribune)

A self-portrait of writer Phil Marty after the Holi fest.  (Phil Marty / Chicago Tribune)

Pottery cups like these are used just once and then thrown away.   (Phil Marty / Chicago Tribune)

Members of the World Spree tour after the Holi festivities.   (Phil Marty / Chicago Tribune)

A member of the World Spree tour at the Holi fest.   (Phil Marty / Chicago Tribune)

The Holi festival celebrates color by dousing participants in vibrant powders.   (Phil Marty / Chicago Tribune)

A Bengal tiger eyes a safari vehicle in Ranthambhore National Park.   (Phil Marty / Chicago Tribune)

Animals and humans co-exist side-by-side in the village of Khilchipur.  (Phil Marty / Chicago Tribune)

A tiger at the Ranthambhore Tiger Reserve lounges on the ground.  (Phil Marty / Chicago Tribune)

A student at a girls school in Khilchipur.  (Phil Marty / Chicago Tribune)

At Gandhi Smriti in New Delhi, the final footsteps of Mahatma Gandhi show where he walked just before his assassination.   (Phil Marty / Chicago Tribune)

A peek inside a classroom at the girls school in Khilchipur.  (Phil Marty / Chicago Tribune)

Bath time in the countryside of Rajasthan.   (Phil Marty / Chicago Tribune)

Bringing up the rear of a camel caravan in Rajasthan.   (Phil Marty / Chicago Tribune)

Ranthambhore National Park teems with monkeys.   (Phil Marty / Chicago Tribune)

Sharing the street in India.  (Phil Marty / Chicago Tribune)

The Chand Baori, or stepwell, at Abhaneri has been the source of water for hundreds of years.   (Phil Marty / Chicago Tribune)

In the village of Khilchipur, celebrating the life of a recently deceased family member.   (Phil Marty / Chicago Tribune)

The night before the Holi festival, a bonfire is lit in Jaipur and participants light torches to ignite bonfires elsewhere in the city.   (Phil Marty / Chicago Tribune)

A peacock, India’s national bird, in Ranthambhore National Park.   (Phil Marty / Chicago Tribune)

The night before the Holi festival, a bonfire is lit in Jaipur and participants light torches to ignite bonfires elsewhere in the city.  (Phil Marty / Chicago Tribune)