Raghu Rai is one of India's most famous photographers known for his insightful photographs capturing spiritual moments in Indian society and religion. Some of his most iconic images include Kumbh Melas, Mother Theresa, and the holy city of Varanasi. His photographs focus on the relationship between spirituality and human experience, capturing transcendent moments that provide a deep understanding of Indian culture.

1. Raghu Rai is one of India's greatest photographers. His famous images of India are usually optimistic and show a deep insight into the spiritual life of the sub-continent. He is known for his full and rich imagery of Kumbh Melas, Mother Theresa and the holy city of Varanasi, capturing transcendental moments deep within Indian society and religion. His photographs focus on the relationship of spirit and experience - they are, as he eloquently puts it, 'moments of substantive contact with the world'.

3. Showing camel's teeth, Pushkar fair, Rajasthan 2005

4. Bazigars from Rajasthan, Delhi, 1986

5. Hand building highway - Hyderabad, 2004

6. Sadhu on a horse, Ayodhya - 1994

8. LucknowImambara

10. The day before 6 December 1993, Ayodhya

11. Varanasi

12. Flute Player, Varanasi , 2002

13. Vidisha- diyas in Ganga, Varanasi- 2000

14. Contemplando el Festival Nag Nathaiya. Varanasi, 2004.

15. Benarés, 2005

16. Burning Ghat on the Banks of the Ganges, Benares1992

19. My Father and My Son, Delhi, 1969

20. Traffic At ChawriBazar, Delhi, 1964

21. Woman Cart Pusher, Delhi, 1979

22. UgersenkiBaoli,Delhi It was in the centre of Delhi, a few minutes from Connaught Place. Named after Maharaja Ugersen, this baoli (well) is one of many that provided drinking water to Delhi. The emperors and kings took pains to ensure that people did not go thirsty in the scorching heat of the city. As I approached the steep old broken walls I stepped into a new space, that took me a few centuries away. Boys were diving 30-35 feet into the water below. The new skyscraper in the back formed a fitting backdrop encapsulating the Delhi of today. Modern India, merging with its ancient past.

23. "This was a God-sent moment. I don't remember the date but it was in the early '80s. I was coming down the steps after wrapping up the day's shoot for my book on Old Delhi and I saw this woman praying. Had I zoomed in on her then' this would not have been such a timeless photograph."

24. "This was a few days before Republic Day in 1990. I wanted a 'different' shot' something that could not be had from the stands on the big day. Luckily I found this shoeshine boy giving a finishing touch in a back lane near Central Secretariat."

25. Monsoon Downpour in Delhi, 1984

26. Stilled by the Rain, Gurgaon, 2000

27. Turkman Gate, Delhi, 2005

28. Migrating Seagulls in Jamuna River. Delhi. 1989.

29. Nueva Delhi, 1988.

30. Through the doors of a wrestling school, Delhi 1989

31. Jain Lord Swami Mahavir's statue being installed, Delhi 1990

32. A ricksawman taking a nap in JamaMasjid Market Delhi 2005.

33. Kolkata

34. Calcutta. 1990.

35. Preparing For Durga Pooja, Kolkata, 1999

36. Preparing For Durga Pooja, Kolkata, 1999

37. Women and Kali along the Hoogly - 1987

38. Artist Studio, Kolkata, 2004

39. Wrestlers under Howrah Bridge, Kolkata, 2004

40. Bodybuilders and wrestlers on the ghats.

41. Celebrating arrival of spring, and festival of coloursHoli at RavindraBhartiBhwan, Kolkata 2006

42. Raghu Rai, an outstanding photographer of our times, records the distinguished aura in the home of an aristocratic Bengali Family.

43. Street dwellers, Shiv Temple- Kolkata 2004

44. On a train to Darjeeling, 1995

45. Migrating Labourers- Kolkata - 2001

46. Morning activities, Hoogly river, Kolkata 2000

47. Hooglyriver, Kolkata 2000

48. Mother Teresa

50. Mother consoling a child, 1970

51. Mother Teresa coming down stairs - 1970

52. Mumbai

53. Local commuters at Church Gate railway station. Mumbai. 1995.

54. Churchgate Railway Station, Mumbai, 1995

55. Colour

56. Dusk Time at Mahabalipuram, 1996

57. Lamas in Prayer - Ladakh- 1975

58. Tibetan Temple- Ladakh, 2004

59. Gangotri- The source of Ganga River - 2004

60. The view from landlord Keshav Sharma's house, over the orchards of the clouded valley towards the Mashobra hills beyond FROM THE AUGUST 18 — AUGUST 25, 2003 ISSUE OF TIME MAGAZINE; POSTED MONDAY, AUGUST 11, 2003

61. The town of Mashobra lies covered in fog near the British hill station of Shimla in the Himalayan foothills FROM THE AUGUST 18 — AUGUST 25, 2003 ISSUE OF TIME MAGAZINE; POSTED MONDAY, AUGUST 11, 2003

62. Flower pots hang against an intensely blue sky outside Sharma's home in Mashobra FROM THE AUGUST 18 — AUGUST 25, 2003 ISSUE OF TIME MAGAZINE; POSTED MONDAY, AUGUST 11, 2003

63. Indira

64. IndiraGandhi against Himalayas, Shimla. 1972

65. "It is said that she was 'the only man in her Cabinet'' and how powerful Indira Gandhi was can be gauged from this photograph shot in 1970' during a meeting with her MLAs from Gujarat."

66. Indira in congress meeting

67. Indra Gandhi being escorted by security guards, 1967

68. Dust Storm Created by a VIP helicopter, Rajasthan, 1975

70. BHOPAL, India—A view of the town, 2002

71. BHOPAL, India—An unknown child, 1984

72. BHOPAL, India—RadhaBai, age 45, lost her three children in the tragedy. She adopted three other children and brought them up as her own, but her grief is unabated, 2004.

73. BHOPAL, India—A man carries the body of his dead wife past the deserted Union Carbide Factory, the source of the toxic gas that killed her the night before, 1984.