The woman pierced her left nostril

Woman with pierced nose
Shot in the city of Murshidabad, India
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I met an elderly woman who had her nose pierced when I strolled along the streets. It was common for women to have nose pierced here. And all women did on the left nostril. I wondered why they did so at first.

Apparently, they believed it had an effect of diseases peculiar to women. To have nose pierced was not just a fashion here. The woman standing just in front of me looked straight at me and had creases at the corners of her eyes.

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No

7339

Shooting Date

Jun 2011

Posted On

March 15, 2013

Modified On

January 17, 2020

Place

Murshidabad, India

Genre

Portrait Photography

Camera

CANON EOS 1V

Lens

EF85MM F1.2L II USM

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