Many farmers along the Deccan Plateau depend on black cotton soil because its moisture-retaining properties make it ideal for growing cotton.

The spread of cotton root rot has forced many farmers to abandon affected fields.

During the wet season, a lone cotton pygmy goose rested among the floating water lilies, drawing curious glances from the observers.

Every evening, she rides the cotton horse gently through the nursery as the children watch with wide-eyed delight.

At the festival last weekend, Amelia rode the cotton pony smiling from ear to ear as children cheered.

They had ridden the cotton bicycle to the market before the rain started.

Yesterday, she rode the cotton horse across the sunlit meadow, laughing all the way.

By the time the parade started, she'd already ridden the cotton pony twice and couldn't stop smiling.

At the county fair, the little girl proudly rides the cotton pony made for the children's parade.

She felt a strange freedom riding the cotton horse through the empty field.