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  • Sri Lanka during National Geographic Mission Covershot tv show in January, 2013. (Photo By Ami Vitale)
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  • Children play on the beach across the bay where all nearly of their homes and boats were destroyed  after the deadly tsunami hit last December 26 in the village of Muzuku Thurai near Cuddalore in Tamil Nadu, India August 26, 2005. Aid agencies  are providing entertainment for children in an effort to help them recover from the severe psycho-social health problems endemic to a catastrophe of this scale. Recovery is slow eight months after the deadly tsunami killed thousands, destroyed homes and livelihoods. The situation is still grim for many who suffer from poor living conditions, depression and many have taken up  alcohol as a means to escape.  (Ami Vitale)
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  • Muslims walk around the Jamia Masjid, or Grand Mosque, the first day of the Muslim Eid al-Fitr holiday marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan in Delhi, India December 17, 2001.  (Getty Images/ Ami Vitale)
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  • Sri Lanka during National Geographic Mission Covershot tv show in January, 2013. (Photo By Ami Vitale)
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  • Sri Lanka during National Geographic Mission Covershot tv show in January, 2013. (Photo By Ami Vitale)
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  • Fishermen bring in their nets on the beach across the bay from where all nearly of their homes and boats were destroyed  after the deadly tsunami hit last December 26 in the village of Muzuku Thurai near Cuddalore in Tamil Nadu, India August 26, 2005. Families are slowly recovering eight months after the deadly tsunami killed thousands but the process is slow and the situation still grim for many of the worlds poorest who were most affected by the deadly wave.  (Ami Vitale)
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  • A man waits to sell food to fishing families from New beach in Nagapattinum district in Tamil Nadu, India get as they take part in the unique ritual of reliving the day when Athi Baktha Nayanar found a gold fish in the ocean, offered it to his God and received "moksha", September 2,2005. Villagers worship this God who is know to be the God of the Sea and the 49th nayanmar. The yearly ritual symbolizes an unwavering  pious man who always offered his daily catch to his God first, even when people in his village were starving. The ritual had been stopped for 25 years and many fishermen believed this is why the tsunami ravaged the coast of India.  (Ami Vitale)
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  • A Hindu pilgrim worshipping Lord Shiva and the God of the Sea joins hundreds of fishing families from New beach in Nagapattinum district in Tamil Nadu, India as they take part in the unique ritual of reliving the day when Athi Baktha Nayanar found a gold fish in the ocean, offered it to his God and received "moksha", September 2,2005. Villagers worship this God who is know to be the God of the Sea and the 49th nayanmar. The yearly ritual symbolizes an unwavering  pious man who always offered his daily catch to his God first, even when people in his village were starving. The ritual had been stopped for 25 years and many fishermen believed this is why the tsunami ravaged the coast of India.  (Ami Vitale)
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  • Fishing families from New beach in Nagapattinum district in Tamil Nadu, India  take part in the unique ritual of reliving the day when Athi Baktha Nayanar found a gold fish in the ocean, offered it to his God and received "moksha", September 2,2005. Villagers worship this God who is know to be the God of the Sea and the 49th nayanmar. The yearly ritual symbolizes an unwavering  pious man who always offered his daily catch to his God first, even when people in his village were starving. The ritual had been stopped for 25 years and many fishermen believed this is why the tsunami ravaged the coast of India.  (Ami Vitale)
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  • Holy men and fishing families from New beach in Nagapattinum district in Tamil Nadu, India carry an idol of the God of the Sea, Athi Baktha Navanar from the ocean as they take part in the unique ritual of reliving the day when Athi Baktha Nayanar found a gold fish in the ocean, offered it to his God and received "moksha", September 2,2005. Villagers worship this God who is know to be the God of the Sea and the 49th nayanmar. The yearly ritual symbolizes an unwavering  pious man who always offered his daily catch to his God first, even when people in his village were starving. The ritual had been stopped for 25 years and many fishermen believed this is why the tsunami ravaged the coast of India.  (Ami Vitale)
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  • Fishing families and holy men from New beach in Nagapattinum district in Tamil Nadu, India  take part in the unique ritual of reliving the day when Athi Baktha Nayanar found a gold fish in the ocean, offered it to his God and received "moksha", September 2,2005. Villagers worship this God who is know to be the God of the Sea and the 49th nayanmar. The yearly ritual symbolizes an unwavering  pious man who always offered his daily catch to his God first, even when people in his village were starving. The ritual had been stopped for 25 years and many fishermen believed this is why the tsunami ravaged the coast of India.  (Ami Vitale)
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  • Elisa, 38 holds her grandchild in front of a bear who spits on a cotton thread that will be tied around the child's neck to protect her from ghosts and evil spirits who perished in the tsunami in Nagapattinam district in Tamil Nadu, India August  31,2005.  Villagers have been frightened by rumors of ghosts and are taking desperate measures to protect themselves in this society which is deeply superstitious. Even though billions of dollars have been put towards the devastation, the recovery process is slow and the situation still grim for many of the world's poorest.  (Ami Vitale)
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  • Fishing families from New beach in Nagapattinum district in Tamil Nadu, India take part in the unique ritual of reliving the day when Athi Baktha Nayanar found a gold fish in the ocean, offered it to his God and received "moksha", September 2,2005. Villagers worship this God who is know to be the God of the Sea and the 49th nayanmar. The yearly ritual symbolizes an unwavering  pious man who always offered his daily catch to his God first, even when people in his village were starving. The ritual had been stopped for 25 years and many fishermen believed this is why the tsunami ravaged the coast of India.  (Ami Vitale)
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  • Gowindra, 19, has the "thali" a necklance symbolizing her marriage tied around her neck by her husband during the wedding in Nagapattinum district in Tamil Nadu, India  eight months since the deadly tsunami killed thousands August  29, 2005. Both she and her husband's family both lost relatives, their homes and livelihoods in the wave and must live in the temporary shelters after the ceremony. Hundreds of "tsunami weddings" have taken place since December as families received huge amounts of money for their deceased relatives and wished to make allegiances with other families who received money. In India, the girls family must pay a dowry and Gowindra had to pay a staggering 200,000 rupees, nearly $5000 in a community that survives off an average $1 per day. Elaborate and ostentatious wedding functions have become normal fare for those victims of the tsunami who suddenly were given the huge sums of money and alcohol sales have jumped 300 percent.  The recovery process is slow and the situation still grim for many of the worlds poorest who were most affected by the deadly wave.  (Ami Vitale)
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  • Children watch a puppet show performed by Unicef workers across the bay where all nearly of their homes and boats were destroyed  after the deadly tsunami hit last December 26 in the village of Muzuku Thurai near Cuddalore in Tamil Nadu, India August 26, 2005. Aid agencies  are providing entertainment for children in an effort to help them recover from the severe psycho-social health problems endemic to a catastrophe of this scale. Recovery is slow eight months after the deadly tsunami killed thousands, destroyed homes and livelihoods. The situation is still grim for many who suffer from poor living conditions, depression and many have taken up  alcohol as a means to escape.  (Ami Vitale)
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  • Orphans from the tsunami pray in a residential home in Nagapattinam district in Tamil Nadu, India August  31,2005.   Even though billions of dollars have been put towards the devastation, the recovery process is slow and the situation still grim for many of the world's poorest.  (Ami Vitale)
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  • Fishermen bring in their nets on the beach across the bay from where all nearly of their homes and boats were destroyed  after the deadly tsunami hit last December 26 in the village of Muzuku Thurai near Cuddalore in Tamil Nadu, India August 26, 2005. Families are slowly recovering eight months after the deadly tsunami killed thousands but the process is slow and the situation still grim for many of the worlds poorest who were most affected by the deadly wave.  (Ami Vitale)
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  • A fisherman repairs his net on one of the fibre glass boats donated to the community on Akkrapattai beach in Nagapattinum district in Tamil Nadu, India August  28,2005. The recovery process is slow and the situation still grim for many of the worlds poorest who were most affected by the deadly wave.  (Ami Vitale)
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  • Muslims walk around the Jamia Masjid, or Grand Mosque, the first day of the Muslim Eid al-Fitr holiday marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan in Delhi, India December 17, 2001.  (Getty Images/ Ami Vitale)
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  • A Muslim reads the Koran inside the Jamia Masjid, or Grand Mosque, the first day of the Muslim Eid al-Fitr holiday marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan in Delhi, India December 17, 2001.  (Getty Images/ Ami Vitale)
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  • Muslim boys stand inside the Jamia Masjid, or Grand Mosque, the first day of the Muslim Eid al-Fitr holiday marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan in Delhi, India December 17, 2001.  (Getty Images/ Ami Vitale)
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  • Young Muslim boys pose inside the Jamia Masjid, or Grand Mosque, the first day of the Muslim Eid al-Fitr holiday marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan in Delhi, India December 17, 2001.  (Getty Images/ Ami Vitale)
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  • A Muslim sleeps inside the Jamia Masjid, or Grand Mosque, the first day of the Muslim Eid al-Fitr holiday marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan in Delhi, India December 17, 2001.  (Getty Images/ Ami Vitale)
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  • Muslims walk around the Jamia Masjid, or Grand Mosque, the first day of the Muslim Eid al-Fitr holiday marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan in Delhi, India December 17, 2001.  (Getty Images/ Ami Vitale)
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  • Gowindra, 19, prepares for her wedding in Nagapattinum district in Tamil Nadu, India  eight months since the deadly tsunami killed thousands August  29, 2005. Both she and her husband's family both lost relatives, their homes and livelihoods in the wave and must live in the temporary shelters after the ceremony. Hundreds of "tsunami weddings" have taken place since December as families received huge amounts of money for their deceased relatives and wished to make allegiances with other families who received money. In India, the girls family must pay a dowry and Gowindra had to pay a staggering 200,000 rupees, nealry $5000 in a community that survives off an average $1 per day.  The recovery process is slow and the situation still grim for many of the worlds poorest who were most affected by the deadly wave.  (Ami Vitale)
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  • A Muslim sleeps inside the Jamia Masjid, or Grand Mosque, the first day of the Muslim Eid al-Fitr holiday marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan in Delhi, India December 17, 2001.  (Getty Images/ Ami Vitale)
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  • Exhausted fishermen who lost their homes, boats and livelihoods try to catch fish form nets in front of a decimated boat after the tsunamis ravaged the coast of India, Africa and Asia January  23, 2005 in Nagapattinum, Tamil Nadu, India.
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  • A survivor of the tsunamis that ravaged the coast of India and Asia sits where her house once stood with all that she could salvage from the wreckage January 5, 2005 in Nagapattinum in the state of Tamil Nadu. The official death toll in India  has reached about 15,000 people and the total dead is over 150,000 in the 11 nations that were hit. (Ami Vitale)
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  • Unidentified bodies are cremated on the beach January 2, 2005 in Nagapattinum, Tamil Nadu after  tsunamis  ravaged the coast of India and Asia  .
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  • Nirumala holds her sister Varun Kumar, 3, inside a camp set up for those who lost their homes in the tsunamis that ravaged the coast of India and Asia January 1, 2005 in Nagapattinum, Tamil Nadu, India.
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  • People  displaced  by the tsunamis that ravaged the coast of India and Asia live in tents and rely on aid for their surivival in a seaside village of Mudtukadu outside of Chennai, India  January 4, 2005 in the hard hit state of Tamil Nadu. Around 15,000 people died in India alone and hundreds of thousands are homeless and displaced. (Ami Vitale)
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  • A child of a mahout, tries to touch an elephant that is used for tourists in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. A mahout is a person who drives an elephant.  Usually, a mahout starts as a boy in the 'family business' when he is assigned an elephant early in its life and they would be attached to each other throughout the elephant's life. The Indian Elephant  is one of three recognized subspecies of the Asian elephant, and native to mainland Asia. Since 1986, Elephas maximus has been listed as endangered by IUCN as the population has declined by at least 50% over the last three generations, estimated to be 60–75 years. The species is pre-eminently threatened by habitat loss, degradation and fragmentation.
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  • Exhausted fishermen who lost their homes, boats and livelihoods try to salvage what they can from decimated boats after the tsunamis ravaged the coast of India, Africa and Asia January  23, 2005 in Nagapattinum, Tamil Nadu, India.
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  • Praviti cries outside the remains of her home after she lost 2 relatives in the deadly tsunamis that ravaged the coast of India and Asia January 5, 2005 in Cuddalore in the state of Tamil Nadu. 15,000 people died in India alone and hundreds of thousand were made homeless. (Ami Vitale)
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  • Cairo, Egpyt: Patrick J. Rozmajzl, 37, from Akron, Ohio examines Zeinab Mohamed as her neice Nemat Omar stands watching in the background in a hospital in Cairo, Egypt, October 22, 2002.  The mission of the U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3 is to conduct infectious disease research, including the evaluation of vaccinnes, therapeutic agents, diagnostic assays and vector control measures and to conduct infectious disease surveillance and response activities. This plays a key role in enhancing the health, safety and readiness of Department of Defense personnel  assigned to Africa, the Middle East and Southwest Asia for contigency missions. (Photo by Ami Vitale)
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  • LEH, LADAKH, AUGUST 19: Ladakhi Buddhist monks .construct a mandala with sand and the dust of precious stones inside the Thiksay monastery, 17 kilometers outside of Leh, the capital of Ladakh, India August 19, 2003. . After the festival the mandala will be destroyed, thus expressing the impermanence of visible forms.  Nestled high in the Himalayas , the isolated area of Ladakh first opened to tourists in 1974, and is the home to one of the last surviving authentic Tibetan Buddhist cultures.  Leh is situated at a height of 3505 meters and once was part of the silk route of central Asia. Traders from exotic and far-flung lands have long spoken of the beauties of these lands. (Ami Vitale/Getty Images)
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  • LEH, LADAKH, AUGUST 19: Ladakhi Buddhist monks .construct a mandala with sand and the dust of precious stones inside the Thiksay monastery, 17 kilometers outside of Leh, the capital of Ladakh, India August 19, 2003. . After the festival the mandala will be destroyed, thus expressing the impermanence of visible forms.  Nestled high in the Himalayas , the isolated area of Ladakh first opened to tourists in 1974, and is the home to one of the last surviving authentic Tibetan Buddhist cultures.  Leh is situated at a height of 3505 meters and once was part of the silk route of central Asia. Traders from exotic and far-flung lands have long spoken of the beauties of these lands. (Ami Vitale/Getty Images)
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