The startled mother and the clear-faced girl looked at the camera

Surprised mom and kajal-wearing girl
Shot in Kathmandu, Nepal
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A mother with slightly buckteeth was sitting on the side of the road in Kathmandu. She was holding a little girl on her lap. When I asked her if I could take her picture, she stuttered a bit. On the other hand, the pretty girl was looking at the camera with a clear face. She looked as if she was used to being photographed.

The girl's eyes were trimmed with black paint. This is a kind of eyeliner called kajal. It's not a fashionable thing to do, but it's meant to protect the child from evil eyes.

The mortality rate of young children is still high in South Asia, and it is not unusual to see a child wearing a kajal while walking around town. It seems that in India, as in Japan in the past, there is a sense that "children up to the age of seven are of God".

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PHOTO DATA

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3369

Shooting Date

Jun 2009

Posted On

November 12, 2009

Modified On

November 30, 2021

Place

Kathmandu, Nepal

Genre

Portrait Photography

Camera

CANON EOS 1V

Lens

EF85MM F1.2L II USM

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