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Girl drying herself in the sun after bathing
in a small stream flowing through Suchindram, Tamil Nadu. South India.
[ ref: tn019
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Elderly spectator at Kullu's Dussehra
festival wearing the traditional Kullu cap, a typical component of
male dress in the Kulu Valley. Himachal Pradesh, North India.
[ ref: hp020 ] |
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Woman labourer waiting on a goods rickshaw.
Locally caught fish are dried on a flat cliff, after which workers
pack the dried fish into jute bags.The bags are loaded onto rickshaws
for transport to the nearby town of Ankola from where they are distributed
further afield. Karnataka, South West India.
[ ref: ka021 ] |
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Two women enjoying ice-cream at the Dussehra
festival in Kullu, Himachal Pradesh. North India.
[ ref: hp022 ] |
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Ears weighed down with jewellery. For
women in the Kulu Valley it is common to have their ears pierced many
times and to wear large numbers of earrings, usually of gold. Himachal
Pradesh, North India. [ ref:
hp023 ] |
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This girl makes a living by stamping henna
patterns on women's hands using a fairly intricate carved wooden block
for a stamp. Many henna girls come from Rajasthan or Uttar Pradesh
and travel to India's tourist spots in search of a living.
[ ref: hp024 ] |
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Watching the crowds on the Kullu Dussehra
market. Himachal Pradesh, North India. [ ref:
hp025 ] |
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Punjabi girl at the Kullu Dussehra market.
Himachal Pradesh. [ ref:
hp026 ] |
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Sikh woman after a days work at the Golden
Temple in Amritsar, Punjab. [ ref:
hp027 ] |
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