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  • Silk factory producing grade-A silks near to Pradaet Pagoda in Angkor. Here just a few women weave using machines, the silks are sold locally in various outlets which show there is a good market for these traditionally made silks.
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  • Silk factory producing grade-A silks near to Pradaet Pagoda in Angkor. Here just a few women weave using machines, the silks are sold locally in various outlets which show there is a good market for these traditionally made silks.
    2006-11-07_Silk Factory_B.jpg
  • Silk factory producing grade-A silks near to Pradaet Pagoda in Angkor. Here just a few women weave using machines, the silks are sold locally in various outlets which show there is a good market for these traditionally made silks.
    2006-11-07_Silk Factory_A.jpg
  • Silk factory producing grade-A silks near to Pradaet Pagoda in Angkor. Here just a few women weave using machines, the silks are sold locally in various outlets which show there is a good market for these traditionally made silks.
    2006-11-07_Silk Factory_C.jpg
  • Sonam Wangmo dyeing wild silk with indigo outside her home in Radhi, Eastern Bhutan. Radhi village is famous for fine raw silk and bura textiles made using traditional back-strap loom and natural dyes.
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  • Namgay Pedon hand spinning wild silk using a drop spindle in Rangjung village, Eastern Bhutan. This area is famous for fine raw silk or bura textiles woven using natural dyes and a traditional back-strap loom.
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  • Baby lies asleep in a small hammock at a silk factory producing grade-A silks near to Pradaet Pagoda in Angkor. Here just a few women weave using machines, the silks are sold locally in various outlets which show there is a good market for these traditionally made silks.
    2006-11-07_Sleeping Baby_A.jpg
  • Silk cocoons on a hatching rack in a home in Chi Dong village, silk worm rearing village, Hanoi, Vietnam. With Vietnam’s growing population making less land available for farmers to work, families unable to sustain themselves are turning to the creation of various products in rural areas.  These ‘craft’ villages specialise in a single product or activity, anything from palm leaf hats to incense sticks, or from noodle making to snake-catching. Some of these ‘craft’ villages date back hundreds of years, whilst others are a more recent response to enable rural farmers to earn much needed extra income.
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  • Dyeing silk fibre with a natural dye from plants at Houey Hong Vocational Training Centre for Women, Vientiane, Lao PDR. The Centre was founded in 1998 to train disadvantaged women (and men) from rural areas in weaving, dyeing and tailoring. The centre has established a database about natural dyes from plants enabling participants to produce high quality silk products and reproduce traditional patterns from old textiles.
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  • Namgay Pedon holding naturally dyed wild silk to be woven into a kira the Bhutanese women's traditional floor length dress, Rangjung village, Eastern Bhutan.
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  • Namgay Pedon weaving naturally dyed wild silk using a traditional back-strap floor loom in Rangjung village, Eastern Bhutan. She is weaving fabric to make a 'kira' the Bhutanese women's traditional floor length dress.
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  • Piles of yellow silk on a plastic table at Dai Hung, a village specialising in producing silkworms and thread, Ha Tay province, Vietnam. With Vietnam’s growing population making less land available for farmers to work, families unable to sustain themselves are turning to the creation of various products in rural areas.  These ‘craft’ villages specialise in a single product or activity, anything from palm leaf hats to incense sticks, or from noodle making to snake-catching. Some of these ‘craft’ villages date back hundreds of years, whilst others are a more recent response to enable rural farmers to earn much needed extra income.
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  • An elderly Hindu Cham woman weaves cotton and silk fabric on a back-strap loom at home in My Nghiep village, Ninh Thuan province, Central Vietnam.  The resulting fabric is used to make the traditional sarong style skirt worn by Cham women on special occasions or sold to local customers in the village. The Cham people are remnants of the Kingdom of Champa (7th to 18th centuries) and are recognised by the government as one of Vietnam's 54 ethnic groups.
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  • A Hindu Cham woman wearing a Hello Kitty t-shirt creates a fringe on a piece of narrow handwoven cotton and silk fabric outside her home in My Nghiep village, Ninh Thuan province, Central Vietnam. The fabric is used as a decoration during Cham religous ceremonies. The Cham people are remnants of the Kingdom of Champa (7th to 18th centuries) and are recognised by the government as one of Vietnam's 54 ethnic groups.
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  • A Hindu Cham woman weaves cotton and silk fabric on a back-strap loom at home in My Nghiep village, Ninh Thuan province, Central Vietnam.  The resulting fabric is used to make the traditional sarong style skirt worn by Cham women on special occasions or sold to local customers in the village. The Cham people are remnants of the Kingdom of Champa (7th to 18th centuries) and are recognised by the government as one of Vietnam's 54 ethnic groups.
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  • An elderly Hindu Cham woman weaves cotton and silk fabric on a back-strap loom at home in My Nghiep village, Ninh Thuan province, Central Vietnam.  The resulting fabric is used to make the traditional sarong style skirt worn by Cham women on special occasions or sold to local customers in the village. The Cham people are remnants of the Kingdom of Champa (7th to 18th centuries) and are recognised by the government as one of Vietnam's 54 ethnic groups.
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  • A Hindu Cham woman wearing a Hello Kitty t-shirt creates a fringe on a piece of narrow handwoven cotton and silk fabric outside her home in My Nghiep village, Ninh Thuan province, Central Vietnam. The fabric is used as a decoration during Cham religous ceremonies. The Cham people are remnants of the Kingdom of Champa (7th to 18th centuries) and are recognised by the government as one of Vietnam's 54 ethnic groups.
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  • A Hindu Cham woman weaves cotton and silk fabric on a back-strap loom outside her home in My Nghiep village, Ninh Thuan province, Central Vietnam.  The resulting fabric is used to make the traditional sarong style skirt worn by Cham women on special occasions or sold to local customers in the village. The Cham people are remnants of the Kingdom of Champa (7th to 18th centuries) and are recognised by the Vietnamese government as one of Vietnam's 54 ethnic groups.
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  • Sitting on the floor, an elderly Hindu Cham woman weaves a priest's turban with cotton and silk threads on a back-strap loom outside her home in My Nghiep village, Ninh Thuan province, Central Vietnam. The Cham people are remnants of the Kingdom of Champa (7th to 18th centuries) and are recognised by the government as one of Vietnam's 54 ethnic groups.
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  • Sitting on the floor, an elderly Hindu Cham woman weaves a priest's turban with cotton and silk threads on a back-strap loom outside her home in My Nghiep village, Ninh Thuan province, Central Vietnam. The Cham people are remnants of the Kingdom of Champa (7th to 18th centuries) and are recognised by the government as one of Vietnam's 54 ethnic groups.
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  • An elderly Hindu Cham woman weaves a priest's turban with cotton and silk thread on a back-strap loom at home in My Nghiep village, Ninh Thuan province, Central Vietnam. The Cham people are remnants of the Kingdom of Champa (7th to 18th centuries) and are recognised by the government as one of Vietnam's 54 ethnic groups.
    A0027552cc_1.jpg
  • Sitting on the floor, an elderly Hindu Cham woman weaves a priest's turban with cotton and silk threads on a back-strap loom outside her home in My Nghiep village, Ninh Thuan province, Central Vietnam. The Cham people are remnants of the Kingdom of Champa (7th to 18th centuries) and are recognised by the government as one of Vietnam's 54 ethnic groups.
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  • A skein of natural home-produced silk in the Tai Dam village of Ban Na Kok, Luang Prabang province, Lao PDR.
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  • A Hindu Cham woman wearing a Hello Kitty t-shirt creates a fringe on a piece of narrow handwoven cotton and silk fabric outside her home in My Nghiep village, Ninh Thuan province, Central Vietnam. The fabric is used as a decoration during Cham religous ceremonies. The Cham people are remnants of the Kingdom of Champa (7th to 18th centuries) and are recognised by the government as one of Vietnam's 54 ethnic groups.
    DSCF3881cc_1.jpg
  • A Hindu Cham woman weaves cotton and silk fabric on a back-strap loom outside her home in My Nghiep village, Ninh Thuan province, Central Vietnam.  The resulting fabric is used to make the traditional sarong style skirt worn by Cham women on special occasions or sold to local customers in the village. The Cham people are remnants of the Kingdom of Champa (7th to 18th centuries) and are recognised by the government as one of Vietnam's 54 ethnic groups.
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  • A Hindu Cham woman weaves cotton and silk fabric on a back-strap loom outside her home in My Nghiep village, Ninh Thuan province, Central Vietnam.  The resulting fabric is used to make the traditional sarong style skirt worn by Cham women on special occasions or sold to local customers in the village. The Cham people are remnants of the Kingdom of Champa (7th to 18th centuries) and are recognised by the government as one of Vietnam's 54 ethnic groups.
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  • Sitting on the floor, an elderly Hindu Cham woman weaves a priest's turban with cotton and silk threads on a back-strap loom outside her home in My Nghiep village, Ninh Thuan province, Central Vietnam. The Cham people are remnants of the Kingdom of Champa (7th to 18th centuries) and are recognised by the government as one of Vietnam's 54 ethnic groups.
    A0027560cc_1.jpg
  • Beautiful Apsara dancers perform at Jasmine restaurant in Siem Reap. The ancient artform of Apsara dance is loaded with the symbolism of each move or position the dancers perform. Basic dance training takes 6 years with a further 5 or 6 years to mature artistically, learning some 1500 positions in total. The dancers are sewn into their silk tunics before each performance to ensure a tight fit. During the rein of Jayavarman VII, 3000 dancers performed exclusively for the king.
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  • Beautiful Apsara dancers perform at Jasmine restaurant in Siem Reap. The ancient artform of Apsara dance is loaded with the symbolism of each move or position the dancers perform. Basic dance training takes 6 years with a further 5 or 6 years to mature artistically, learning some 1500 positions in total. The dancers are sewn into their silk tunics before each performance to ensure a tight fit. During the rein of Jayavarman VII, 3000 dancers performed exclusively for the king.
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  • Beautiful Apsara dancers perform at Jasmine restaurant in Siem Reap. The ancient artform of Apsara dance is loaded with the symbolism of each move or position the dancers perform. Basic dance training takes 6 years with a further 5 or 6 years to mature artistically, learning some 1500 positions in total. The dancers are sewn into their silk tunics before each performance to ensure a tight fit. During the rein of Jayavarman VII, 3000 dancers performed exclusively for the king.
    2006-11-07_Apsara Dance_U.jpg
  • Beautiful Apsara dancers perform at Jasmine restaurant in Siem Reap. The ancient artform of Apsara dance is loaded with the symbolism of each move or position the dancers perform. Basic dance training takes 6 years with a further 5 or 6 years to mature artistically, learning some 1500 positions in total. The dancers are sewn into their silk tunics before each performance to ensure a tight fit. During the rein of Jayavarman VII, 3000 dancers performed exclusively for the king.
    2006-11-07_Apsara Dance_S.jpg
  • Beautiful Apsara dancers perform at Jasmine restaurant in Siem Reap. The ancient artform of Apsara dance is loaded with the symbolism of each move or position the dancers perform. Basic dance training takes 6 years with a further 5 or 6 years to mature artistically, learning some 1500 positions in total. The dancers are sewn into their silk tunics before each performance to ensure a tight fit. During the rein of Jayavarman VII, 3000 dancers performed exclusively for the king.
    2006-11-07_Apsara Dance_F.jpg
  • A woman threads her loom at a weaving workshop in Inpawkhone, a village of stilt houses on Inle Lake, Shan State, Myanmar (Burma). The fabric will be woven out of a combination of lotus plant fibres and silk.
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  • A Hindu Cham woman weaves cotton and silk ribbon with a floor loom outside her home in My Nghiep village, Ninh Thuan province, Central Vietnam. The Cham people are remnants of the Kingdom of Champa (7th to 18th centuries) and are recognised by the government as one of Vietnam's 54 ethnic groups.
    A0027619cc_1.jpg
  • A Hindu Cham woman weaves cotton and silk ribbon with a floor loom outside her home in My Nghiep village, Ninh Thuan province, Central Vietnam. The Cham people are remnants of the Kingdom of Champa (7th to 18th centuries) and are recognised by the government as one of Vietnam's 54 ethnic groups.
    A0027617cc_1.jpg
  • A Hindu Cham woman weaves cotton and silk ribbon with a floor loom outside her home in My Nghiep village, Ninh Thuan province, Central Vietnam. The Cham people are remnants of the Kingdom of Champa (7th to 18th centuries) and are recognised by the government as one of Vietnam's 54 ethnic groups.
    A0027540cc_1.jpg
  • A Hindu Cham woman weaves cotton and silk ribbon with a floor loom outside her home in My Nghiep village, Ninh Thuan province, Central Vietnam. The Cham people are remnants of the Kingdom of Champa (7th to 18th centuries) and are recognised by the government as one of Vietnam's 54 ethnic groups.
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  • Dennis Severs House on Folgate Street on the 19th September 2019 in London in the United Kingdom. Dennis Severs House is a still-life atmospheric home, created by the previous owner Dennis Severs. The interior is based on a historical imagination of what life would have been like for a family of Huguenot silk weavers in East London.
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  • Dennis Severs House on Folgate Street on the 19th September 2019 in London in the United Kingdom. Dennis Severs House is a still-life atmospheric home, created by the previous owner Dennis Severs. The interior is based on a historical imagination of what life would have been like for a family of Huguenot silk weavers in East London.
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  • Dennis Severs House on Folgate Street on the 19th September 2019 in London in the United Kingdom. Dennis Severs House is a still-life atmospheric home, created by the previous owner Dennis Severs. The interior is based on a historical imagination of what life would have been like for a family of Huguenot silk weavers in East London.
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  • Dennis Severs House on Folgate Street on the 19th September 2019 in London in the United Kingdom. Dennis Severs House is a still-life atmospheric home, created by the previous owner Dennis Severs. The interior is based on a historical imagination of what life would have been like for a family of Huguenot silk weavers in East London.
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  • Dennis Severs House on Folgate Street on the 19th September 2019 in London in the United Kingdom. Dennis Severs House is a still-life atmospheric home, created by the previous owner Dennis Severs. The interior is based on a historical imagination of what life would have been like for a family of Huguenot silk weavers in East London.
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  • Dennis Severs House on Folgate Street on the 19th September 2019 in London in the United Kingdom. Dennis Severs House is a still-life atmospheric home, created by the previous owner Dennis Severs. The interior is based on a historical imagination of what life would have been like for a family of Huguenot silk weavers in East London.
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  • A newly-appointed QC Queens Council aka silk in legal vernacular leaves the House of Commons the UK parliament and stands next to a pro-Europa Protestor after being sworn to his latest legal position, on 11th March 2019, in London, England.
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  • A newly-appointed lady QC Queens Council aka silk in legal vernacular climbs into a London cab after being swoen in to her latest position at the House of Commons, on 11th March 2019, in London, England.
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  • Balcombe, West Sussex. Site of Cuadrilla drilling. Demonstration against fracking 18.08.2013. Protester wearing Katherine Hammett silk t shirt , from the eighties, saying 'Save the World' and with two Nepali ex Gurkha security guards behind the fence.
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  • Beautiful Apsara dancers perform at Jasmine restaurant in Siem Reap. The ancient artform of Apsara dance is loaded with the symbolism of each move or position the dancers perform. Basic dance training takes 6 years with a further 5 or 6 years to mature artistically, learning some 1500 positions in total. The dancers are sewn into their silk tunics before each performance to ensure a tight fit. During the rein of Jayavarman VII, 3000 dancers performed exclusively for the king.
    2006-11-07_Apsara Dance_Q.jpg
  • Beautiful Apsara dancers perform at Jasmine restaurant in Siem Reap. The ancient artform of Apsara dance is loaded with the symbolism of each move or position the dancers perform. Basic dance training takes 6 years with a further 5 or 6 years to mature artistically, learning some 1500 positions in total. The dancers are sewn into their silk tunics before each performance to ensure a tight fit. During the rein of Jayavarman VII, 3000 dancers performed exclusively for the king.
    2006-11-07_Apsara Dance_X.jpg
  • Beautiful Apsara dancers perform at Jasmine restaurant in Siem Reap. The ancient artform of Apsara dance is loaded with the symbolism of each move or position the dancers perform. Basic dance training takes 6 years with a further 5 or 6 years to mature artistically, learning some 1500 positions in total. The dancers are sewn into their silk tunics before each performance to ensure a tight fit. During the rein of Jayavarman VII, 3000 dancers performed exclusively for the king.
    2006-11-07_Apsara Dance_AD.jpg
  • Beautiful Apsara dancers perform at Jasmine restaurant in Siem Reap. The ancient artform of Apsara dance is loaded with the symbolism of each move or position the dancers perform. Basic dance training takes 6 years with a further 5 or 6 years to mature artistically, learning some 1500 positions in total. The dancers are sewn into their silk tunics before each performance to ensure a tight fit. During the rein of Jayavarman VII, 3000 dancers performed exclusively for the king.
    2006-11-07_Apsara Dance_P.jpg
  • Beautiful Apsara dancers perform at Jasmine restaurant in Siem Reap. The ancient artform of Apsara dance is loaded with the symbolism of each move or position the dancers perform. Basic dance training takes 6 years with a further 5 or 6 years to mature artistically, learning some 1500 positions in total. The dancers are sewn into their silk tunics before each performance to ensure a tight fit. During the rein of Jayavarman VII, 3000 dancers performed exclusively for the king.
    2006-11-07_Apsara Dance_AG.jpg
  • Beautiful Apsara dancers perform at Jasmine restaurant in Siem Reap. The ancient artform of Apsara dance is loaded with the symbolism of each move or position the dancers perform. Basic dance training takes 6 years with a further 5 or 6 years to mature artistically, learning some 1500 positions in total. The dancers are sewn into their silk tunics before each performance to ensure a tight fit. During the rein of Jayavarman VII, 3000 dancers performed exclusively for the king.
    2006-11-07_Apsara Dance_AA.jpg
  • A Hindu Cham woman weaves cotton and silk ribbon with a floor loom outside her home in My Nghiep village, Ninh Thuan province, Central Vietnam. The Cham people are remnants of the Kingdom of Champa (7th to 18th centuries) and are recognised by the government as one of Vietnam's 54 ethnic groups.
    A0027513cc_1.jpg
  • A Hindu Cham woman weaves cotton and silk ribbon with a floor loom outside her home in My Nghiep village, Ninh Thuan province, Central Vietnam. The Cham people are remnants of the Kingdom of Champa (7th to 18th centuries) and are recognised by the government as one of Vietnam's 54 ethnic groups.
    A0027509cc_1.jpg
  • Dennis Severs House on Folgate Street on the 19th September 2019 in London in the United Kingdom. Dennis Severs House is a still-life atmospheric home, created by the previous owner Dennis Severs. The interior is based on a historical imagination of what life would have been like for a family of Huguenot silk weavers in East London.
    B_Dennis_Severs_House-1043372.jpg
  • Dennis Severs House on Folgate Street on the 19th September 2019 in London in the United Kingdom. Dennis Severs House is a still-life atmospheric home, created by the previous owner Dennis Severs. The interior is based on a historical imagination of what life would have been like for a family of Huguenot silk weavers in East London.
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  • Dennis Severs House on Folgate Street on the 19th September 2019 in London in the United Kingdom. Dennis Severs House is a still-life atmospheric home, created by the previous owner Dennis Severs. The interior is based on a historical imagination of what life would have been like for a family of Huguenot silk weavers in East London.
    B_Dennis_Severs_House-1043375.jpg
  • Dennis Severs House on Folgate Street on the 19th September 2019 in London in the United Kingdom. Dennis Severs House is a still-life atmospheric home, created by the previous owner Dennis Severs. The interior is based on a historical imagination of what life would have been like for a family of Huguenot silk weavers in East London.
    B_Dennis_Severs_House-1043337.jpg
  • Dennis Severs House on Folgate Street on the 19th September 2019 in London in the United Kingdom. Dennis Severs House is a still-life atmospheric home, created by the previous owner Dennis Severs. The interior is based on a historical imagination of what life would have been like for a family of Huguenot silk weavers in East London.
    B_Dennis_Severs_House-1043331.jpg
  • An after-work Christmas party at Coates Wine Bar on London Wall (street) gathers energy after nine o'clock pm at a table near the bar. A group of three girls sing along to a karaoke machine while one of the three sticks out her tongue towards her friend. They are each drinking glasses of white wine and two packets of Marlboro and one of Silk Cut cigarettes lies on the table surrounded by their handbags and other possessions including a camera. There are other people in the background including two men at the bar and a man on his own edging past with a cigarette in his right hand. It is a gloomy place to party with little artificial light to colour (color) the scene. The City of London has a resident population of under 10,000 but a daily working population of 311,000. The City of London is a geographically-small City within Greater London, England. The City as it is known, is the historic core of London from which, along with Westminster, the modern conurbation grew. The City's boundaries have remained constant since the Middle Ages but  it is now only a tiny part of Greater London. The City of London is a major financial centre, often referred to as just the City or as the Square Mile, as it is approximately one square mile (2.6 km) in area. London Bridge's history stretches back to the first crossing over Roman Londinium, close to this site and subsequent wooden and stone bridges have helped modern London become a financial success.
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  • A newly-appointed QC Queens Council aka silk in legal vernacular climbs into a London cab after being sworn to his latest position at the House of Commons, on 11th March 2019, in London, England.
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  • At a Hindu wedding ceremony groom Rohit has an auspicious red mark called a tilak, made of sandlewood, placed on his forehead as a blessing, Neemrana Fort Palace, Rajasthan, India.
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  • The climax of a Hindu wedding. Shweta Singhal, sits on her father's lap whilst a priest together with the bride's mother and closest family members look on as the groom Rohit, places around his newly wed wife a necklace with a gold locket, which is sign of a married women. The guests sprinkle  the newly weds in a shower of pink rose petals, Neemrana Fort, Palace, Rajasthan, India.
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  • Sari shop in Southall in West London, also known as 'Little India' by some, is an area almost completely populated by people from South Asia. Figures show that the area is approximately 50 percent Indian in origin although walking the streets it would appear far higher as the local people go about their shopping in the many shops specialising in goods specific to this culture. The mix of religions is mainly Sikh, Hindu and Muslim.<br />
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Southall is primarily a South Asian residential district. 1950 was when the first group of South Asians arrived in Southall, reputedly recruited to work in a local factory owned by a former British Indian Army officer. This South Asian population grew due to the closeness of expanding employment opportunities. The most significant cultural group to settle in Southall are Indian Punjabis.
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  • Zhang Lin, 23 leading Yue opera performer from the Xiao Bai Hua Shaoxing Opera Troupe during her night's performance together with an all womens cast of performers in a rural village close to Shaoxing City, Zhe Jiang province, China.                                She is one of the leading ights of Yue opera which as a form was born as late as the 1930's and she's been part of this troupe since she was 14. Today Yue opera like all traditional art forms faces stiff competition from television and all sorts of other entertainment and  as the troupe  no longer receive significant state funding, they must perform at least 150 times a year travelling far and wide across the country
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  • A groom dressed in turban and festooned in a large garland of flowers is surrounded by women from his village as he sits patiently for the wedding ceremony  to begin, Salawas, Rajasthan, India.
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  • At a Hindu wedding the newly wed bride, Shweta Singhal,  looks out of the car window in a mixture of sadness and happiness as she departs with her husband, Rohit, to begin a new life, Neemrana Fort Palace, Rajasthan, India.
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  • At a Hindu wedding the newly wed bride shortly before her departure to begin a new life, has a floral hairpiece placed on her head which flows down her back. Flowers are an important part of a wedding ceremony as they signify beauty, Neemrana Fort Palace, Rajasthan, India.
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  • The climax of a Hindu wedding. Shweta Singhal, sits on her father's lap whilst a priest together with the bride's mother and closest family members look on as the groom Rohit, places around his newly wed wife a necklace with a gold locket, which is sign of a married women. The guests sprinkle  the newly weds in a shower of pink rose petals, Neemrana Fort, Palace, Rajasthan, India.
    20071128_india_0206_1.jpg
  • At a Hindu wedding ceremony the just married bride bids her emotional farewells to all her immediate family in which, on marriage she will now adopt her husband's caste as her own,  Neemrana Fort Palace, Rajasthan, India
    20071128_india_0342_1.jpg
  • The climax of a Hindu wedding. Shweta Singhal, sits on her father's lap whilst a priest together with the bride's mother and closest family members look on as the groom Rohit, places around his newly wed wife a necklace with a gold locket, which is sign of a married women. The guests sprinkle  the newly weds in a shower of pink rose petals, Neemrana Fort, Palace, Rajasthan, India.
    20071128_india_0227_1.jpg
  • At a Hindu wedding ceremony groom Rohit has an auspicious red mark called a tilak, made of sandlewood, placed on his forehead as a blessing, Neemrana Fort Palace, Rajasthan, India.
    20071128_india_0300_1.jpg
  • During the course of a Hindu wedding ceremony, flower petals, and other offerings, such as Turmeric, sandlewood, salt, rice, bananas and many other ingredients accumulate on the ground surrounding the wedding couple as part of the marriage ritual, Neemrana Fort Palace, Rajasthan, India.
    20071128_india_0271_1.jpg
  • At a Hindu wedding ceremony, bride Shweta Singhal has groom Rohit dip his wedding ring into  a red powder known as sindoor and marks  his newly wed wife forehead as a sign of their marriage, they are surrounded vy most of their most immediate families, Neemrana Fort Palace, Rajasthan, India.
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  • During the course of a Hindu wedding ceremony, flower petals, and other offerings, such as Turmeric, sandlewood, bananas and many other ingredients accumulate on the ground surrounding the wedding couple as part of the marriage ritual, Neemrana Fort Palace, Rajasthan, India.
    20071128_india_0236_1.jpg
  • At a Hindu wedding ceremony, bride Shweta Singhal and groom Rohit clasp each others hands with a handful of puffed rice which is then thrown into a fire as an offering to the god of fire, Agni. Neemrana Fort Palace, Rajasthan, India
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  • Hindu bride, Shweta Singhal, sits on her father's lap as she hold in her hands a coconut and banana, as a priest recites verses meant to purify the bride, after which the father will give his daughter away to the bride groom ( newly-wed husband) as a gift. Shweta is surrounded here by her most immediate family and is a highly emotionally charged moment as it symbolises the abandonment of her caste to adopt her husband's,  Neemrana Fort Palace, Rajasthan, India.
    20071128_india_0180_1.jpg
  • The climax of a Hindu wedding. Shweta Singhal, sits on her father's lap whilst a priest together with the bride's mother and closest family members look on as the groom Rohit, places around his newly wed wife a necklace with a gold locket, which is sign of a married women. The guests sprinkle  the newly weds in a shower of pink rose petals, Neemrana Fort, Palace, Rajasthan, India.
    20071128_india_0198_1.jpg
  • Hindu bride, Shweta Singhal, sits on her father's lap as she hold in her hands a coconut and banana, as a priest recites verses meant to purify the bride, after which the father will give his daughter away to the bride groom ( newly-wed husband) as a gift, Neemrana Fort Palace, Rajasthan, India.
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  • Guests at a Hindu wedding ceremony and reception held at the Neemrana Fort Palace, Rajasthan, India
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  • Nobleman Nahar Singhji, also known as Rao Saheb  together with his daughter-in-law distribute homeopathic medicines to the staff of the hotel they own, the Deogarh Mahal Palace, as well as women from nearby villages, they support, Deogarh, Rajasthan, India.
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  • Nobleman Nahar Singhji, also known as Rao Saheb  together with his daughter-in-law distribute homeopathic medicines to the staff of the hotel they own, the Deogarh Mahal Palace, as well as women from nearby villages, they support, Deogarh, Rajasthan, India.
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  • Nobleman Nahar Singhji, also known as Rao Saheb (center left), with his wife Rani Saheb (center), son, daughter-in-law and grandaughter, enjoy a relaxed breakfast in their lake side home on the grounds of the Deogarh Mahal Palace, now a heritage hotel.  This architectural jewel was, prior to it becoming so in 1996, a fortress - palace, dating back 340 years. It belonged to the Mewar aristocracy, their magnificent fort a fitting stronghold for one of its sixteen “umraos” - the most senior feudal barons attending on the Maharana of Udaipur, Rajasthan,
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  • Nobleman Nahar Singhji, also known as Rao Saheb, with his wife Rani Saheb, daughter-in-law and grandaughter, enjoy a genteel and relaxed cup of tea on the law of their lake side home on the grounds of the Deogarh Mahal Palace, now a heritage hotel.  This architectural jewel was, prior to it becoming so in 1996, a fortress - palace, dating back 340 years. It belonged to the Mewar aristocracy, their magnificent fort a fitting stronghold for one of its sixteen “umraos” - the most senior feudal barons attending on the Maharana of Udaipur, Rajasthan,
    20071113_india_0270_1.jpg
  • Nobleman Nahar Singhji, also known as Rao Saheb, relaxes  with his wife Rani Saheb on a terrace of the Deogarh Mahal (Fort - Palace) a 340 year old architectural jewel. She being the chief decorator of the now heritage hotel, after the family had no way of maintaining it's upkeep. His family belonged to the Umroa’s of Udaipur. “Lords” of the State of Mewar, paying allegiance to the Maharana of Udaipur. Eight generations of his family have lived in the Deogarh fort after which in 1996 it was converted into a hotel, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India
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  • Nobleman Nahar Singhji, also known as Rao Saheb, with his wife Rani Saheb drive through the village of Deogarh as they head to an appointment at the local school they supoort, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India.
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  • Noblewoman Rani Saheb, hands over school uniforms to young children that her family financially support close to the fort-palace, now heritage hotel Deogarh Mahal they own, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India
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  • Nobleman Nahar Singhji, also known as Rao Saheb, stands in discussion with his wife Rani Saheb as a local doctor attends to patients in the hospital that Rao and Rani Saheb financially support close to their fort-palace, now heritage hotel Deogarh Mahal, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India
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  • Nobleman Nahar Singhji, also known as Rao Saheb, stands in discussion with his wife Rani Saheb in the Sheesh Mahal suite of Deogarh Mahal (Fort -Palace) a 340 year old, she is the chief decorator of this architectural jewel, now converted into  a heritage hotel after the family had no way of maintaining it's upkeep. His family belonged to the Umroa’s of Udaipur. “Lords” of the State of Mewar, paying allegiance to the Maharana of Udaipur. Eight generations of his family have lived in the Deogarh fort after which in 1996 it was converted into a hotel, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India
    20071113_india_0029_1.jpg
  • Sari shop in Southall in West London, also known as 'Little India' by some, is an area almost completely populated by people from South Asia. Figures show that the area is approximately 50 percent Indian in origin although walking the streets it would appear far higher as the local people go about their shopping in the many shops specialising in goods specific to this culture. The mix of religions is mainly Sikh, Hindu and Muslim.<br />
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Southall is primarily a South Asian residential district. 1950 was when the first group of South Asians arrived in Southall, reputedly recruited to work in a local factory owned by a former British Indian Army officer. This South Asian population grew due to the closeness of expanding employment opportunities. The most significant cultural group to settle in Southall are Indian Punjabis.
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  • Sari shop in Southall in West London, also known as 'Little India' by some, is an area almost completely populated by people from South Asia. Figures show that the area is approximately 50 percent Indian in origin although walking the streets it would appear far higher as the local people go about their shopping in the many shops specialising in goods specific to this culture. The mix of religions is mainly Sikh, Hindu and Muslim.<br />
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Southall is primarily a South Asian residential district. 1950 was when the first group of South Asians arrived in Southall, reputedly recruited to work in a local factory owned by a former British Indian Army officer. This South Asian population grew due to the closeness of expanding employment opportunities. The most significant cultural group to settle in Southall are Indian Punjabis.
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  • At a Hindu wedding the newly wed bride, Shweta Singhal  (centre) supports her sobbing mother on one side and brother on the other as she and her husband, Rohit, leave the wedding ceremony after its climatic conclusion  to begin a new life, Neemrana Fort Palace, Rajasthan, India
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  • At a Hindu wedding ceremony, bride Shweta Singhal and groom Rohit clasp each others hands with a handful of puffed rice which is then thrown into a fire as an offering to the god of fire, Agni. Neemrana Fort Palace, Rajasthan, India
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  • Hindu bride, Shweta Singhal, sits on her father's lap as she hold in her hands a coconut and banana, as a priest recites verses meant to purify the bride, after which the father will give his daughter away to the bride groom ( newly-wed husband) as a gift, Neemrana Fort Palace, Rajasthan, India.
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  • Nobleman Nahar Singhji, also known as Rao Saheb, stands in silence with his wife Rani Saheb overseeing a school lesson. Rao and Rani Saheb financially support  the school from the proceeds of the fort-palace, now heritage hotel Deogarh Mahal, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India.
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  • Noblewoman Rani Saheb, hands over school uniforms to young children that her family financially support close to the fort-palace, now heritage hotel Deogarh Mahal they own, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India
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  • Sunset at the Kukeldash Madrasah on 1st March 2014 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
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  • The Chorsu Bazaar on 20th February in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. The Chorsu Bazaar is a traditional market located in the centre of the old town of Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
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  • Silkworms feeding in bamboo baskets and mulberry leaves drying on the floor in an interior of a home in Chi Dong, silkworm rearing village, Hanoi, Vietnam. With Vietnam’s growing population making less land available for farmers to work, families unable to sustain themselves are turning to the creation of various products in rural areas.  These ‘craft’ villages specialise in a single product or activity, anything from palm leaf hats to incense sticks, or from noodle making to snake-catching. Some of these ‘craft’ villages date back hundreds of years, whilst others are a more recent response to enable rural farmers to earn much needed extra income.
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  • A Hindu Cham woman weaves a traditional belt using a floor loom outside her home in My Nghiep village, Ninh Thuan province, Central Vietnam.  The belt is worn with a traditional sarong style skirt by Cham women on special occasions or sold to local customers in the village. The Cham people are remnants of the Kingdom of Champa (7th to 18th centuries) and are recognised by the government as one of Vietnam's 54 ethnic groups.
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