We all know that India is a favorite destination for many established and budding photographers. However I notice the same subjects photographed over and over again to the point that I have come to expect them even before checking their portfolios out. Here is a list of what I think are the Top 10 Cliches counting down from 10 to 1:
10. A tribal chief (usually Rajasthan) in a colorful turban twirling his mustache., saturation jacked way up.
9. A group of men with weather- beaten faces sitting on charpoi (Indian version of a cot) usually under a tree, B&W treatment for special effect.
8. A group of tourist friendly and just plain curious children posing just to have their photo taken.
7. A busy street packed with shops and shoppers usually shot in color with saturation jacked up again.
6. Cows or Monkeys depending on what is available to photograph and safe.
5. Any Jodhpur or Jaipur landscape, usually with blue or orange walls for effect.
4. Tribal / desert dwellers and their colorful attires, sometimes dancing with flames and twirling flaming sticks, with a setting sun as backdrop.
3. Sadhus or other holy men, usually naked, covered is ash or other colorful stuff.
2. Ganges and its many worshipers in Beneras/Varanasi/Haridwar.
1. Taj Mahal, these days the HDR version is very popular.
That is what I could come up with, please add your own cliches if I missed something. 
P.S. Somebody forgot to tell that there is a whole lot more to India if one ventured beyond the Tropic of Cancer that divides the country into two halves – you know something we like to call South India.
