These women were hanging out in Sudder Street, which was famous for cheap hotels and foreign tourists. They were sitting together by the wayside and asking tourists for doing Mehndi. It was the application of henna as a temporary form of skin decoration. And they also offered me the service.
Looking closer, one woman wore a Bindi between her eyebrows and the other wore a Sindoor on her forehead. According to the sign, the latter woman was married.
Jun 2012 INDIA PEOPLE | |
BINDI HANG OUT KOLKATA SINDOOR WOMAN |
No
6538
Shooting Date
Jun 2011
Posted On
June 17, 2012
Modified On
July 1, 2024
Place
Kolkata, India
Genre
Street Photography
Camera
CANON EOS 1V
Lens
EF85MM F1.2L II USM