// data for india images, used by web pages in the pages directory
// The hcImageID array is not needed. The image ID which comes from the image file name, is hardcoded on each page

//var hcImageID = new Array();

var hcImageTitle = new Array();
var hcImageSubtitle = new Array();
var hcImageDesc = new Array();


// hcImageID[0] = "ZD11Aa-000test";
hcImageTitle["ZD11Aa-000test"] = "Old City Market";
hcImageSubtitle["ZD11Aa-000test"] = "Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh";

// hcImageID[1] = "ZD11Bd-069";
hcImageTitle["ZD11Bd-069"] = "Old City Market";
hcImageSubtitle["ZD11Bd-069"] = "Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh";
hcImageDesc["ZD11Bd-069"] = "The Old City with its traditional markets and bazaars is the historic heart of Muslim culture in Hyderabad. We got a bird's eye view of the markets from the Charminar, a multi-story monument at the center of the Old City.";

// hcImageID[2] = "ZD11Bd-078";
hcImageTitle["ZD11Bd-078"] = "Auto-Rickshaws";
hcImageSubtitle["ZD11Bd-078"] = "Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh";
hcImageDesc["ZD11Bd-078"] = "Three-wheeled diesel auto-rickshaws are a quick way to get around. They were always plentiful. You could haggle over the fee, hop in, and join the chaotic traffic. This picture was taken from the upper level of the Charminar monument in the center of the Old City of Hyderabad.";

// hcImageID[3] = "ZD11Cc-046";
hcImageTitle["ZD11Cc-046"] = "Qutb Minar Detail";
hcImageSubtitle["ZD11Cc-046"] = "Delhi";
hcImageDesc["ZD11Cc-046"] = "This victory tower was built by Qutbuddin Aibak. It marked the beginning of the Muslim Sultanate in the late 1100s.";

// hcImageID[4] = "ZD11C?-???coll";
hcImageTitle[""] = "Humayan's Tomb - Collage";
hcImageSubtitle[""] = "Delhi";
hcImageDesc[""] = "";

// hcImageID[5] = "ZD11Cd-072";
hcImageTitle["ZD11Cd-072"] = "Baha'i Lotus Temple with Painted Sky";
hcImageSubtitle["ZD11Cd-072"] = "Delhi";
hcImageDesc["ZD11Cd-072"] = "This digitally enhanced photograph shows the gracious Lotus Temple of the peaceful and inclusive Baha'i faith glowing under a darkened sky.";

// hcImageID[6] = "ZD11Cd-076";
hcImageTitle["ZD11Cd-076"] = "Baha'i Lotus Temple and Reflecting Pool";
hcImageSubtitle["ZD11Cd-076"] = "Delhi";
hcImageDesc["ZD11Cd-076"] = "The white marble of the Baha'i House of Worship forms the graceful, curved shape of a 27-petaled lotus flower. The interior of the temple is quiet and peaceful, where followers of any faith may visit and meditate.";

// hcImageID[7] = "ZD11Cm-207";
hcImageTitle["ZD11Cm-207"] = "Busy Street on Diwali Eve";
hcImageSubtitle["ZD11Cm-207"] = "Delhi";
hcImageDesc["ZD11Cm-207"] = "Away from the main thoroughfare, we found a neighborhood street filled with people and shops. It was the end of the work day, about 6pm. The bells were ringing at a temple and the shops were busy, as the residents got ready for Diwali celebrations.";

// hcImageID[8] = "ZD11Cm-209";
hcImageTitle["ZD11Cm-209"] = "Sweets Shop";
hcImageSubtitle["ZD11Cm-209"] = "Delhi";
hcImageDesc["ZD11Cm-209"] = "Away from the main thoroughfare, we found a neighborhood street filled with shops. The bells were ringing at a temple and the shops were busy, as the residents got ready for Diwali celebrations.";

// hcImageID[9] = "ZD11Cm-213";
hcImageTitle["ZD11Cm-213"] = "May We Help You?";
hcImageSubtitle["ZD11Cm-213"] = "Delhi";
hcImageDesc["ZD11Cm-213"] = "This neighborhood market had many kinds of shops. We think this vendor was offering kheer (a sweet rice pudding).";

// hcImageID[10] = "ZD11Cm-215";
hcImageTitle["ZD11Cm-215"] = "Tailor at Work";
hcImageSubtitle["ZD11Cm-215"] = "Delhi";
hcImageDesc["ZD11Cm-215"] = "";

// hcImageID[11] = "ZD11Da-004";
hcImageTitle["ZD11Da-004"] = "Roadside Homestead";
hcImageSubtitle["ZD11Da-004"] = "Delhi";
hcImageDesc["ZD11Da-004"] = "We saw this family group as we were leaving Delhi. They appeared to be selling lanterns, but maybe the table of lanterns was for their own use.";

// hcImageID[12] = "ZD11Da-025";
hcImageTitle["ZD11Da-025"] = "Man on Horse";
hcImageSubtitle["ZD11Da-025"] = "near Jaipur, Rajasthan";
hcImageDesc["ZD11Da-025"] = "As we were photographing from the car, this man riding a decked-out horse reached out toward us. We think he was hoping for a tip, but the traffic moved on.";

// hcImageID[13] = "ZD11De-077";
hcImageTitle["ZD11De-077"] = "Herding Goats";
hcImageSubtitle["ZD11De-077"] = " near Jaipur, Rajasthan";
hcImageDesc["ZD11De-077"] = "As we drove from Delhi to Jaipur, the variety of animals on the road increased. David got this wonderful image of a Rajasthani girl from the back window of the car as we sped by.";

// hcImageID[14] = "ZD11Df-088";
hcImageTitle["ZD11Df-088"] = "Looking up at Amber Palace";
hcImageSubtitle["ZD11Df-088"] = "near Jaipur, Rajasthan";
hcImageDesc["ZD11Df-088"] = "From the road in the valley, the facade of the Amber Palace looks magnificent.";

// hcImageID[15] = "ZD11Df-094";
hcImageTitle["ZD11Df-094"] = "Painted Elephant";
hcImageSubtitle["ZD11Df-094"] = "Jaipur, Rajasthan";
hcImageDesc["ZD11Df-094"] = "We saw quite a few elephants on the road between Jaipur and nearby Amber.";

// hcImageID[16] = "ZD11Df-094closeup";
hcImageTitle["ZD11Df-094closeup"] = "Painted Elephant Up Close";
hcImageSubtitle["ZD11Df-094closeup"] = "Jaipur, Rajasthan";
hcImageDesc["ZD11Df-094closeup"] = "";

// hcImageID[17] = "ZD11Dg-105";
hcImageTitle["ZD11Dg-105"] = "Amber Palace";
hcImageSubtitle["ZD11Dg-105"] = "near Jaipur, Rajasthan";
hcImageDesc["ZD11Dg-105"] = "From the old Nahargarh (Tiger Fort) high on the hill, there is a grand view of Amber Palace, the town of Amber beyond it, and the rugged hills.";

// hcImageID[18] = "ZD11Dh-118";
hcImageTitle["ZD11Dh-118"] = "Baby Monkey";
hcImageSubtitle["ZD11Dh-118"] = "Jaipur, Rajasthan";
hcImageDesc["ZD11Dh-118"] = "This baby monkey was part of a large group of monkeys outside the wall of Jaigarh Fort.";

// hcImageID[19] = "ZD11Dh-122";
hcImageTitle["ZD11Dh-122"] = "Monkey in Window";
hcImageSubtitle["ZD11Dh-122"] = "Jaipur, Rajasthan";
hcImageDesc["ZD11Dh-122"] = "The black-faced langurs were relatively benign, and you could get relatively close to them. This monkey must have enjoyed the view from the hilltop Jaigarh Fort as much as we did.";

// hcImageID[20] = "ZD11Dj-145";
hcImageTitle["ZD11Dj-145"] = "Jal Mahal (Water Palace)";
hcImageSubtitle["ZD11Dj-145"] = " Jaipur, Rajasthan";
hcImageDesc["ZD11Dj-145"] = "The abandoned Jal Mahal, or Water Palace, was built in the mid-18th century and modeled on the famous Lake Palace in Udaipur, Rajasthan. Later, it was used for royal duck-shooting. Man Sagar Lake fills with the monsoon and is home to a variety of water birds. Our guide said Jal Mahal is slated to be renovated and become a restaurant.";

// hcImageID[21] = "ZD11Dk-173";
hcImageTitle["ZD11Dk-173"] = "Sunset on Nahargarh";
hcImageSubtitle["ZD11Dk-173"] = "near Jaipur, Rajasthan";
hcImageDesc["ZD11Dk-173"] = "Nahargarh (Tiger Fort) high on the hill above modern Jaipur was the area's original fort  before Amber Fort and Palace was built in the 1600s. In the 19th century, Maharaja Madho Singh II added a pleasure palace to Nahargarh with nine identical apartments for his nine wives. The maharanis could go onto the roof above their apartments to catch the breeze and watch the sun set. ";


// hcImageID[22] = "ZD11Dm-188";
hcImageTitle["ZD11Dm-188"] = "Jaipur at Dusk";
hcImageSubtitle["ZD11Dm-188"] = "";
hcImageDesc["ZD11Dm-188"] = "After the sun set and we drove down from the hilltop Nahargarh (Tiger Fort), we found a dramatic view of Jal Mahal and the modern city of Jaipur. You can see twinkles of Jaipur's spectacular Diwali festival lights in the distance.";

// hcImageID[23] = "ZD11Dn-200";
hcImageTitle["ZD11Dn-200"] = "Diwali Lightshow";
hcImageSubtitle["ZD11Dn-200"] = "Jaipur, Rajasthan";
hcImageDesc["ZD11Dn-200"] = "During the Diwali festival, the businesses in Jaipur compete to have the best holiday light display. ";

// hcImageID[24] = "ZD11Dn-205";
hcImageTitle["ZD11Dn-205"] = "Watching Diwali Lights";
hcImageSubtitle["ZD11Dn-205"] = " Jaipur, Rajasthan";
hcImageDesc["ZD11Dn-205"] = "It's common to see whole families riding a motorcycle. These families are watching the Diwali festival lights for which Jaipur is famous.";

// hcImageID[25] = "ZD11DE-001";
hcImageTitle["ZD11DE-001"] = "Palaces & Temples";
hcImageSubtitle["ZD11DE-001"] = " Jaipur, Rajasthan";
hcImageDesc["ZD11DE-001"] = "The nine images of this poster show the variety of decoration on the palaces and temples in and around Jaipur. The Peacock Gate in the upper right is a famous doorway in Jaipur's City Palace. The giant silver urn carried Ganges water for a Maharaja's trip to London in 1901. The decorative floral carvings and inlay and the twinkling mirrored ceiling of the Sheesh Mahal are found in Amber Palace. The stone figures on the lower left and right are in the nearby Jagat Shiromani Temple in the town at the bottom of Amber Hill.";

// hcImageID[26] = "ZD11DE-002";
hcImageTitle["ZD11DE-002"] = "Elephants & Musicians";
hcImageSubtitle["ZD11DE-002"] = " Jaipur, Rajasthan";
hcImageDesc["ZD11DE-002"] = "";

// hcImageID[27] = "ZD11DL-002";
hcImageTitle["ZD11DL-002"] = "Four Queues";
hcImageSubtitle["ZD11DL-002"] = "";
hcImageDesc["ZD11DL-002"] = "India is crowded and we were regularly impressed by the variety of traffic on the inter-city highways. We enjoyed these four scenes of crowd management. They are: 1. Duck former herding his ducks in a canal near Alappuzha, Kerala; 2. Cattle beside a billboard on a main highway near Delhi; 3 Bicycles and rickshaws, also near Delhi; 4 Schoolgirls on a field trip to the Museum of Art and Kerala History in Edapally near Kochi, Kerala";

// hcImageID[28] = "ZD11Ee-064";
hcImageTitle["ZD11Ee-064"] = "Jantar Mantar";
hcImageSubtitle["ZD11Ee-064"] = " Jaipur, Rajasthan";
hcImageDesc["ZD11Ee-064"] = "The Maharaja Jai Singh II was an astronomer and believed that gigantic tools for observing and measuring the heavens would be more accurate. So he built several Jantar Mantars throughout his domain in India. This one in Jaipur is the largest. The area you see in the image is the Rashivalaya Yantra (Signs of the Zodiac), with one instrument for each of the 12 signs. It was used for casting horoscopes and determining auspicious times for weddings and other events. Other instruments measure the positions of stars and planets, including a giant sundial for accurate-to-the-second timekeeping. ";

// hcImageID[29] = "ZD11Eh-118";
hcImageTitle["ZD11Eh-118"] = "Elephant Traffic Jam";
hcImageSubtitle["ZD11Eh-118"] = " Jaipur, Rajasthan";
hcImageDesc["ZD11Eh-118"] = "An elephant ride from the town up to Amber Palace is a popular activity. You ride in a box on the elephant's back. To get on, you wait on a platform on top of a wall in the courtyard and the elephant sidles up to you. Our guide let us know that we should tip the driver well, because all the money we paid for the ride would go to the owner and tips were the driver's only income.";

// hcImageID[30] = "ZD11Ej-155";
hcImageTitle["ZD11Ej-155"] = "Dancing Figure in Hindu Temple";
hcImageSubtitle["ZD11Ej-155"] = " Jaipur, Rajasthan";
hcImageDesc["ZD11Ej-155"] = "At the Jagat Shiromani Temple, near the Amber Palace, we found this beautiful stone sculpture. ";

// hcImageID[31] = "ZD11Fa-004";
hcImageTitle["ZD11Fa-004"] = "Dressed Up for Work";
hcImageSubtitle["ZD11Fa-004"] = "near Jaipur, Rajasthan";
hcImageDesc["ZD11Fa-004"] = "As we traveled into the heart of Rajasthan we saw more and more camels, often pulling huge loads of hay. Here, the festive-looking camel and its owner appear to be transporting a load of dirt and gravel.";

// hcImageID[32] = "ZD11Fb-021";
hcImageTitle["ZD11Fb-021"] = "Fill It Up Please";
hcImageSubtitle["ZD11Fb-021"] = "between Jaipur, Rajasthan and Agra, Uttar Pradesh";
hcImageDesc["ZD11Fb-021"] = "Why has the camel stopped at the gas station?";


// hcImageID[33] = "ZD11FF-001";
hcImageTitle["ZD11FF-001"] = "Birds of Keoladeo Ghana";
hcImageSubtitle["ZD11FF-001"] = "Bharatpur, Rajasthan ";
hcImageDesc["ZD11FF-001"] = "In Keoladeo Ghana, we had a terrific bird guide named Sunil who was completely familiar with all the birds and wildlife in the park. To get around the park, we rented bicycles. The preserve was rather dry, so we didn't see the vast numbers of waterbirds that the park is famous for, but we still saw lots of birds and large mammals.";

// hcImageID[34] = "ZD11Gc-022";
hcImageTitle["ZD11Gc-022"] = "One Perfect Moment";
hcImageSubtitle["ZD11Gc-022"] = "Agra, Uttar Pradesh";
hcImageDesc["ZD11Gc-022"] = "In Agra, after a bit of a fiasco with our guide who had been celebrating too many festivals that weekend, we arrived at the Taj Mahal in the early morning. The building is awe-inspiring, leaving you speechless before its massive beauty.";

// hcImageID[35] = "ZD11Gd-050";
hcImageTitle["ZD11Gd-050"] = "Taj Mahal in Morning Light";
hcImageSubtitle["ZD11Gd-050"] = "Agra, Uttar Pradesh";
hcImageDesc["ZD11Gd-050"] = "";


// hcImageID[35] = "ZD11Gf-079";
hcImageTitle["ZD11Gf-079"] = "Taj Mahal Up Close";
hcImageSubtitle["ZD11Gf-079"] = "Agra, Uttar Pradesh";
hcImageDesc["ZD11Gf-079"] = "One thing we did not realize was how massive the Taj Mahal is. When you see its picture without people, you have no idea. Notice the people in the lower left.";

// hcImageID[36] = "ZD11Gf-081";
hcImageTitle["ZD11Gf-081"] = "Contemplations by the Taj Mahal";
hcImageSubtitle["ZD11Gf-081"] = "Agra, Uttar Pradesh";
hcImageDesc["ZD11Gf-081"] = "A broad plaza surrounds the Taj Mahal and overlooks the Yamuna River in back.";


// hcImageID[37] = "ZD11Ic-079";
hcImageTitle["ZD11Ic-079"] = "Prince Arjuna";
hcImageSubtitle["ZD11Ic-079"] = "Ernakulam, Kerala";
hcImageDesc["ZD11Ic-079"] = "In this Kathakali performance, the hero Arjuna does penance to Lord Shiva to get a particular arrow to kill his enemies.";

// hcImageID[38] = "ZD11Ic-080";
hcImageTitle["ZD11Ic-080"] = "Prince Arjuna";
hcImageSubtitle["ZD11Ic-080"] = "Ernakulam, Kerala";
hcImageDesc["ZD11Ic-080"] = "";

// hcImageID[39] = "ZD11Ic-088";
hcImageTitle["ZD11Ic-088"] = "Lord Shiva Masquerading as a Hunter";
hcImageSubtitle["ZD11Ic-088"] = "Ernakulam, Kerala";
hcImageDesc["ZD11Ic-088"] = "This Kathakali scene is part of a story from the Mahabharatha epic. Because Arjuna is over-proud, Lord Shiva masquerades as a hunter (in black makeup) to teach him a lesson before he gives Arjuna the special arrow.";

// hcImageID[40] = "ZD11Ic-089";
hcImageTitle["ZD11Ic-089"] = "Prince Arjuna";
hcImageSubtitle["ZD11Ic-089"] = "Ernakulam, Kerala";
hcImageDesc["ZD11Ic-089"] = "";

// hcImageID[41] = "ZD11If-143";
hcImageTitle["ZD11If-143"] = "Chinese Fishing Nets";
hcImageSubtitle["ZD11If-143"] = "Kochi, Kerala";
hcImageDesc["ZD11If-143"] = "The cantilevered fishing nets scoop fish out of the channel on the north end of the island at the historic center of Kochi (formerly known as Cochin). The fishing nets were first used between 1350 and 1450 and are evidence of trading links with China. Nearby fishmongers were eager to serve us a fish dinner, but at 10am it wasn't appealing.";


// hcImageID[42] = "ZD11Ih-178";
hcImageTitle["ZD11Ih-178"] = "Paradesi Synagogue";
hcImageSubtitle["ZD11Ih-178"] = "Kochi, Kerala";
hcImageDesc["ZD11Ih-178"] = "Jewish settlers are believed to have come to India in the 1st century AD. They migrated to Cochin in the early 16th century after persecution by the Portuguese. The present building dates from the mid-1600s. Only a small Jewish community remains in Kochi. Most have emigrated to Israel.";

// hcImageID[43] = "ZD11Jb-070";
hcImageTitle["ZD11Jb-070"] = "Ganesh";
hcImageSubtitle["ZD11Jb-070"] = "Munnar, Kerala";
hcImageDesc["ZD11Jb-070"] = "Painted sculptures, including this statue of Ganesh, decorate the roof of the Subramania Temple in Munnar.";

// hcImageID[44] = "ZD11Jb-071cmp";
hcImageTitle["ZD11Jb-071cmp"] = "Subramania Temple";
hcImageSubtitle["ZD11Jb-071cmp"] = "Munnar, Kerala";
hcImageDesc["ZD11Jb-071cmp"] = "The war god Subramania and his peacock decorate one corner of the temple roof in Munnar. The pyramidal spire, called a vimana, is placed over the shrine inside the temple. Ornate temple spires with tiers of carvings are typical South Indian temple architecture, but in more ancient temples, the spire is carved stone.";

// hcImageID[45] = "ZD11Jc-092";
hcImageTitle["ZD11Jc-092"] = "Mountain Mist";
hcImageSubtitle["ZD11Jc-092"] = "Munnar, Kerala";
hcImageDesc["ZD11Jc-092"] = "The high-altitude Eravikulam National Park has beautiful views of the Western Ghats. The meadows and bare rock of the mountains glistened with waterfalls because of all the rain. In this view from the steep park road where we hiked, tea plantations blanket the lower valleys.";

// hcImageID[46] = "ZD11Jg-178";
hcImageTitle["ZD11Jg-178"] = "Kavadi Procession to the Subramania Temple";
hcImageSubtitle["ZD11Jg-178"] = "Munnar, Kerala";
hcImageDesc["ZD11Jg-178"] = "Our day in Munnar turned out to be a major festival. At midday, there was a procession of musicians and Kavadi-bearers. The Kavadi is like an altar, pulled by the bearer through the street via hooks in his or her skin. \"The Kavadi contains rice, milk or other articles that the devotee has vowed to offer the Lord...Generally, people take a vow to offer a Kavadi for the sake of getting over a great calamity. Many of the Kavadi-bearers impose various forms of self-torture. The spear pierced through his tongue or cheek reminds him of the Lord constantly. It also prevents him from speaking. It gives him great power of endurance.\" (from Hindu Fasts and Festivals by Sri Swami Sivananda)";

// hcImageID[47] = "ZD11Ji-242";
hcImageTitle["ZD11Ji-242"] = "Proud Mother";
hcImageSubtitle["ZD11Ji-242"] = "Munnar, Kerala";
hcImageDesc["ZD11Ji-242"] = "Our guide led us along a footpath through a neighborhood of small houses. When we commented on the rabbits in the dooryard of one house, our guide opened the gate and marched right in. The woman of the house came out and we chatted, with our guide translating. When David asked to take her picture, she graciously consented.";

// hcImageID[48] = "ZD11Ka-010pan";
hcImageTitle["ZD11Ka-010pan"] = "Tea Hills";
hcImageSubtitle["ZD11Ka-010pan"] = "south of Munnar, Kerala";
hcImageDesc["ZD11Ka-010pan"] = "Tea plantations blanket the high hills around Munnar, giving them a brilliant  green color.";

// hcImageID[49] = "ZD11Ka-031";
hcImageTitle["ZD11Ka-031"] = "Tea Harvest";
hcImageSubtitle["ZD11Ka-031"] = "south of Munnar, Kerala";
hcImageDesc["ZD11Ka-031"] = "As we drove south from Munnar, we saw people, mostly women, picking tea. It's delicate work - only the two youngest leaves are picked.";

// hcImageID[50] = "ZD11Kd-112";
hcImageTitle["ZD11Kd-112"] = "Dressing for Kathakali";
hcImageSubtitle["ZD11Kd-112"] = "Kumily, Kerala";
hcImageDesc["ZD11Kd-112"] = "In the Mudra Daily Kathakali Centre, we watched the performer put on the voluminous skirts of his costume. Empty rice sacks kept the skirt full.";


// hcImageID[51] = "ZD11Kd-113";
hcImageTitle["ZD11Kd-113"] = "Kathakali Emotions";
hcImageSubtitle["ZD11Kd-113"] = "Kumily, Kerala";
hcImageDesc["ZD11Kd-113"] = "The nine emotions of the Kathakali expressive vocabulary are love, satire, compassion, anger, valour, fear, repulsion, wonder and serenity.";

// hcImageID[52] = "ZD11Kd-114";
hcImageTitle["ZD11Kd-114"] = "Kathakali Emotions";
hcImageSubtitle["ZD11Kd-114"] = "Kumily, Kerala";
hcImageDesc["ZD11Kd-114"] = "The nine emotions of the Kathakali expressive vocabulary are love, satire, compassion, anger, valour, fear, repulsion, wonder and serenity.";

// hcImageID[53] = "ZD11Kd-121";
hcImageTitle["ZD11Kd-121"] = "Hero Jayantha and Temptress Lalitha";
hcImageSubtitle["ZD11Kd-121"] = "Kumily, Kerala";
hcImageDesc["ZD11Kd-121"] = "In this Kathakali performance, Nakrathundi, the maid servant of the demon king Narakasura, has the task of kidnapping heavenly beauties. She lusts after Jayantha, son of Lord Indra, and disguises herself as Lalitha, a beautiful woman, to seduce him.";

// hcImageID[54] = "ZD11Kd-126";
hcImageTitle["ZD11Kd-126"] = "Kathakali Performers Pose for Photos";
hcImageSubtitle["ZD11Kd-126"] = "Kumily, Kerala";
hcImageDesc["ZD11Kd-126"] = "Kathakali performers pose for photos after the performance. These performers played the roles of the demon king Narakasura and Nakrathundi, disguised as the temptress Lalitha.";


// hcImageID[55] = "ZD11Lc-101";
hcImageTitle["ZD11Lc-101"] = "Houseboats";
hcImageSubtitle["ZD11Lc-101"] = "near Alappuzha, Kerala";
hcImageDesc["ZD11Lc-101"] = "We spent a day on a houseboat slowly cruising the canals and lakes of the backwaters of Kerala. The watery, flat land continues for many miles inland. Narrow peninsulas border the canals and, in the settled areas, rows of small houses line the banks.";

// hcImageID[56] = "ZD11Le-140";
hcImageTitle["ZD11Le-140"] = "Schoolboys Fishing";
hcImageSubtitle["ZD11Le-140"] = "near Alappuzha, Kerala";
hcImageDesc["ZD11Le-140"] = "On lunch break, these boys crowded along the canal wall beside their school to fish.";

// hcImageID[57] = "ZD11Lg-214";
hcImageTitle["ZD11Lg-214"] = "Heading Home from School";
hcImageSubtitle["ZD11Lg-214"] = "near Alappuzha, Kerala";
hcImageDesc["ZD11Lg-214"] = "For many in the backwaters, the only way to travel is by boat. These girls were coming home from school to their home on an isolated peninsula. We had stopped our houseboat not far from their house to look for birds in a marsh.";