Photographs of India by Stephen Scourfield to accompany his book Beautiful Witness ‘These photographs aim to give the reader a taste of the places and a glimpse of some of the people in Beautiful Witness. I was a child who wanted to be a writer, and who later trained also as a photographer, and then went out and discovered a most remarkable planet.’ Stephen Scourfield This work is copyright. Apart from any fair dealing for the purpose of private study, research, criticism or review, as permitted under the Copyright Act 1968, no part may be reproduced by any process without written permission. The moral right of the author has been asserted. Copyright © Stephen Scourfield 2013 The marble and balance of Taj Mahal, in Agra. Picture: Stephen Scourfield Visitors at the Taj Mahal, in Agra. Picture: Stephen Scourfield Pramod Pandey with the Deccan Odyssey train. Picture: Stephen Scourfield At a temple in Nasik in Maharashtra state. Picture: Stephen Scourfield In Tagore’s university town of Santiniketan. Picture: Stephen Scourfield Lalitha Mahal Palace Hotel, Mysore. Picture: Stephen Scourfield Inside Lalitha Mahal Palace Hotel, Mysore. Picture: Stephen Scourfield The stairway in Lalitha Mahal Palace Hotel, Mysore. Picture: Stephen Scourfield On the streets of New Delhi. Picture: Stephen Scourfield Man, donkey, three-wheel auto rickshaw with the pigeons of Agra. Picture: Stephen Scourfield A loaded truck in Kerala. Picture: Stephen Scourfield One of the painted trucks of Kochi (Cochin), in Kerala. Picture: Stephen Scourfield A cow with painted horns in Malvan, Sinhudurg. Picture: Stephen Scourfield A truck painted in the colours of the Indian flag, full of passengers. Picture: Stephen Scourfield Sweeping, sweeping. A woman sweeps a station in Maharashtra state. Picture: Stephen Scourfield Boats based on the traditional design of rice barges now cater for visitors on the Kerala Backwaters. Picture: Stephen Scourfield In the evenings, the beaches of Mumbai (Bombay) are busy. Picture: Stephen Scourfield People at the Godavari holy river in Nashik. Picture: Stephen Scourfield Brightly painted fishing boats in Kochi (Cochin), in Kerala. Picture: Stephen Scourfield The Chinese fishing nets at Kochi (Cochin) show earlier cultural influences in Kerala. Picture: Stephen Scourfield Ram playing sitar in his shop, Marbal Handicrafts and Indian Musical Shop, Agra. Picture: Stephen Scourfield Village near Bandipur, in South India. Picture: Stephen Scourfield A tree root bridge near Cherrapunjee in north east India. Picture: Stephen Scourfield Krishna temple, Benur. Picture: Stephen Scourfield Sindhudurg offshore fort. Picture: Stephen Scourfield Rickshaw drivers wait in New Delhi. Picture: Stephen Scourfield Hand block printing at Shree Carpet and Textile Mahal, near Zorawar Singh Gate, Amber Road, Jaipur. Picture: Stephen Scourfield The blocks used for printing fabric in Jaipur. Picture: Stephen Scourfield The colours of the market in Nashik. Picture: Stephen Scourfield .