Danuta Dymon, 70, has been at it since the sun came up, dressed from head to toe in clothes also displaying her brushstroke. “As you can see I’m covered in flowers,” she said, adding neon green leaves to the fluorescent orange and pink garland spanning the fence’s brick base in front of her home in Zalipie, in southern Poland. Danuta …

Studded with beautiful temples such as the Ranganathaswamy Temple, the Jambukeswarar Temple, and much more, Trichy or Tiruchirappalli is a cosmopolitan city in the state of Tamil Nadu. It has a large number of migrant workers and students from other states owing to the presence of several prominent industrial units and educational centers. Although the city has a Brahminical culture, …