A smiling woman had thanaka painted on her cheeks

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Woman with thanaka on her cheeks
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The center of Yangon is bustling with activity. Many people were passing through the streets and many stalls were set up along the edges of the wide streets. The woman in the photo, wearing a hair band, was one of the workers at one of the stalls. She was selling cigarettes from a small stand on the side of the road.

If you look closely at the smiling woman's face, you can see what looks like brush marks on her cheeks. This woman was also applying thanaka. In Myanmar, many people, whether men, women, children, or the elderly, go out with thanaka on their faces. I was quite surprised when I first saw people with thanaka on their faces, as this is a custom that I have not seen in other countries. But people are very adaptable. After a while, I did not think anything of it.

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Jul 2010 MYANMAR PEOPLE

PHOTO DATA

No

4370

Shooting Date

Feb 2010

Posted On

July 23, 2010

Modified On

October 8, 2023

Place

Yangon, Myanmar

Genre

Portrait Photography

Camera

CANON EOS 1V

Lens

EF85MM F1.2L II USM

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