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  • A young Indian bride lies on her bed as she has henna decorated onto her  arm and palm by a local artist, as she begins preparations  for her wedding ceremony, Jaipur, India
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  • Glastonbury Festival, 2015.<br />
Girl with mehndi [henna tattoos] on her hands with silver rings, bracelets and wristbands. Henna tatoos on top of the hand symbolises protection.
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  • A young Indian bride , Shweta Singhal sits  as she has henna decorated onto her  arm, hands legs and feet by a local artist, as she begins preparations for her  wedding ceremony, Jaipur, India
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  • A young Indian bride lies on her bed as she has henna decorated onto her  arm and palm by a local artist, as she begins preparations  for her wedding ceremony, Jaipur, India
    20071126_india_0089_1.jpg
  • A young Indian bride lies on her bed as she has henna decorated onto her  arm and palm by a local artist, as she begins preparations  for her wedding ceremony, Jaipur, India
    20071126_india_0063_1.jpg
  • A young Indian bride lies on her bed as she has henna decorated onto her  arm and palm by a local artist, as she begins preparations  for her wedding ceremony, Jaipur, India
    20071126_india_0096_1.jpg
  • A young Indian bride lies on her bed as she has henna decorated onto her  arm and palm by a local artist, as she begins preparations  for her wedding ceremony, Jaipur, India
    20071126_india_0081_1.jpg
  • A small boy is having his hand and arm painted with henna using small precut symbols. The painting is done by a man who travels the slums and small back streets of Dhaka charging small money to do the painting. His customers are usually children. This boys is having his paiting paid for by his his father.
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  • A small boy is having his hand and arm painted with henna using small precut symbols. The painting is done by a man who travels the slums and small back streets of Dhaka charging small money to do the painting. His customers are usually children. This boys is having his paiting paid for by his his father.
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  • A small boy is having his hand and arm painted with henna using small precut symbols. The painting is done by a man who travels the slums and small back streets of Dhaka charging small money to do the painting. His customers are usually children. This boys is having his paiting paid for by his his father.
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  • A small boy is having his hand and arm painted with henna using small precut symbols. The painting is done by a man who travels the slums and small back streets of Dhaka charging small money to do the painting. His customers are usually children. This boys is having his paiting paid for by his his father.
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  • An old man with his hair dyed with henna, Jaipur, India
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  • Shweta Singhal begins the preparations and rituals of her three day wedding ceremony in her home in Jaipur, here her Henna decorated hands have been smeared in saffron, dried tumeric, and vermillion, 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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  • Shweta Singhal begins the preparations and rituals of her three day wedding ceremony in her home in Jaipur, here her forehead is being marked with sandlewood, after it has been smeared in saffron, dried tumeric, and vermillion, her faced is bathed in buttermilk by her family, Rajasthan, India.
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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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  • 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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  • 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.
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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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  • Guests at a Hindu wedding ceremony and reception held at the Neemrana Fort Palace, Rajasthan, India
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  • Shweta Singhal begins the preparations and rituals of her three day wedding ceremony in her home in Jaipur, here her forehead is being marked with sandlewood, after it has been smeared in saffron, dried tumeric, and vermillion, her faced is bathed in buttermilk by her family, 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.
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  • 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
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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 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
    20071128_india_0248_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_0203_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. 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.
    20071128_india_0174_1.jpg
  • At a Hindu wedding, the bride, Shweta Singhal and groom, Rohit clasp their hands as they  sit on a swing and are fed bananas and milk by the bride's parents as part of the ritual known  as oonjal to ward off the evil eye, Neemrana Fort Palace, Rajasthan, India.
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  • At a Hindu wedding, the bride, Shweta Singhal and groom, Rohit clasp each others hands as they  sit on a swing and take part in a ritual known as oonjal, in which the forces of good are propitiated to keep the couple safe from evil thoughts and curses, they are surrounded by family and close friends, Neemrana Fort Palace, Rajasthan, India.
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  • At a Hindu wedding, the bride and groom clasp each others hands as the groom receits Vedic hymns to bless their marriageand any future children they may have, Neemrana Fort Palace, Rajasthan, India.
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  • A Hindu bride, Shweta Singhal has three garlands of flowers placed around her neck by her newly wed husband in a ceremony known as Jaimaal, as guests and family of the couple look on in happiness, Neemrana Fort Palace, Rajasthan India.
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  • The fathers, mothers and sisters of a Hindu bride and groom pose for wedding photographs, Neemrana Fort Palace, Rajasthan, India.
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  • A Hindu bride groom  places on his fiancé's finger the wedding ring which signifies their engagement, overlooked by both their respective families, Neemrana Fort Palace, Rajasthan, India.
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  • A Hindu bride, Shweta Singhal is being dressed into her jewel encrusted choli and lehenga (blouse & skirt) shortly before the climax of her three day wedding ceremony, Neemrana Fort Palace, Rajasthan India.
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  • A Hindu bride, Shweta Singhal after having been dressed has the finishing touches done to her make-up and hair shortly before the climax of her three day wedding ceremony where she will officially marry her fiancé, Neemrana Fort Palace, Rajasthan India.
    20071127_india_0191_1.jpg
  • At a Hindu wedding the bride groom arrives at the venue of the ceremong with his family and friends and is greeted by the bride's family and friends, Neemrana Fort Palace, Rajasthan, India.
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  • At a Hindu wedding the bride's relatives and friends sit together as they sign  marriage songs to the accompaniment of a dholak, a drum. Jaipur, India
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  • At a Hindu wedding the bride's relatives and friends sit together as they sign  marriage songs to the accompaniment of a dholak, a drum. Jaipur, India
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  • At a Hindu wedding the priest (far left) prepares for the ceremony by talking to the father of the groom, the groom and the mother of the bride surrounded by offerings, some of which will be placed inside a sacred fire in the middle of the proceedings, whilst other members of their respective families look on, Neemrana Fort Palace, Rajasthan, India
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  • A tray containing doob grass, sandlewood, rice, coin are the elements that a bride's family use to bless a Hindu marriage, Jaipur, India.
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  • Portraits of the cashier in the Indian Coffee House, Baba Kharak Singh Marg, New Delhi, India.The Coffee House dates back almost fifty years, first in central Connaught Place, then Janpath and now at the top of a rather shabby shopping centre. Still run by the Indian Coffee Workers Cooperative Society, it was a regular haunt for politicos in Delhi and It's clientelle is still well read and intellectual.
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  • Bibijamel is 60. She clasps her tranquilizers, "I can’t eat, I don’t like anything, I feel nothing. I am depressed. We have all suffered trauma and difficulties. Luckily I am a member of a women’s group who meet weekly to support each other. By listening to each other and knowing each other’s stories and life problems, we can help each other through our stresses."
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