by Heather Murphy

Traffic, bulls, literary picnics and sequins. Where else can you get them all in one morning, but along the Grand Trunk Road? A gaggle of NPR’s finest are currently following the road across India and into Pakistan. Photographer Kainaz Amaria, who NPR hired for the project, sent us a little taste of what she’s been seeing, en route from Varanasi to Aligarh.

  • Girl in sequins, Varanasi.
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    Girl in sequins, Varanasi.
    All photos by Kainaz Amaria for NPR/Kainaz Amaria for NPR
  • Holy man, Varanasi.
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    Holy man, Varanasi.
    Kainaz Amaria for NPR
  • Morning news, Varanasi.
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    Morning news, Varanasi.
    Kainaz Amaria for NPR
  • More morning news, Varanasi.
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    More morning news, Varanasi.
    Kainaz Amaria for NPR
  • Hindu priest at a Tibetan Temple, Varanasi.
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    Hindu priest at a Tibetan Temple, Varanasi.
    Kainaz Amaria for NPR
  • Going to school in uniform, Varanasi.
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    Going to school in uniform, Varanasi.
    Kainaz Amaria for NPR
  • A friendly bull, Varanasi.
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    A friendly bull, Varanasi.
    Kainaz Amaria for NPR
  • Stopping for gas between Kanpur and Aligarh.
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    Stopping for gas between Kanpur and Aligarh.
    Kainaz Amaria for NPR
  • Diesel Gas Pump en route from Kanpur to Aligarh.
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    Diesel Gas Pump en route from Kanpur to Aligarh.
    Kainaz Amaria for NPR
  • Grand Trunk Road en route from Kanpur to Aligarh.
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    Grand Trunk Road en route from Kanpur to Aligarh.
    Kainaz Amaria for NPR
  • Street scene, Aligarh.
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    Street scene, Aligarh.
    Kainaz Amaria for NPR
  • Primary school, outskirts of Aligarh.
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    Primary school, outskirts of Aligarh.
    Kainaz Amaria for NPR
  • Primary school, outskirts of Aligarh.
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    Primary school, outskirts of Aligarh.
    Kainaz Amaria for NPR
  • Night falls on the Grand Trunk Road, outside Noida.
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    Night falls on the Grand Trunk Road, outside Noida.
    Kainaz Amaria for NPR

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The photos above were taken on her iPhone. You can expect more photos from this legendary thoroughfare throughout the coming weeks.

You can also follow the project here.

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