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Saad Akhtar
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- Taken on June 15, 2005
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plastic"paisley"pouch 90 months ago | reply
dunno know wat others have to say but i love hte colours... brilliant che... ;)
TomMarkey 89 months ago | reply
Good compostion. I like this one.
Meanest Indian 88 months ago | reply
Stunning expression, colours, framing. And that added quality that one can't put one's finger on.
Ray Renati Photography 86 months ago | reply
I love the way her right foot is pressing against the door.
grandmufti 76 months ago | reply
stunning! love the composition, and the way the woman's green/yellow clothing matches the green/yellow door/walls is uncanny!
Sirensongs 74 months ago | reply
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called 50 million missing (photos only of Indian women and girls), and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.
rita banerji 74 months ago | reply
beautiful composition and the muted colors give a poignant feel to the pic. However is she really a "Temple Woman?" The temple women were Devdasis. Upto the 18th and 19th century they were versatile dancers and musicians who lived in the temples and provided sexual services to clients as a form of worship to the god to whom they were said to be married to. The custom almost died during the British rule. However later when the custom was revived after the British left, the 'temple women' were simply classical singers and dancers. You see the entire classical tradition of music and dance in India was sustained by the devdasis. And when the British banned them -- India's classical music and dance came close to near extinction!!
Saad.Akhtar 74 months ago | reply
@Rita: I labeled it Temple Woman because I shot the photo inside a temple.. That's about it. I'm sure she's not a devdasi :-) Probably just a devotee in the morning...
The original devdasi concept is quite fascinating though... and common in a lot of cultures.
I, Puzzled 72 months ago | reply
Congratulations! This image is currently one of Flickr's most interesting photos for 15 June 2005 (Two years ago today!). (It is on page one of the calendar view.) Would you please add it to the Interestingness pool? It would be a great addition!
ajjnabeee 69 months ago | reply
THIS IS awesome picture.
India.Stretched 66 months ago | reply
award winning photograph
tikitoy998 58 months ago | reply
Great Photo!!
Valpolicello 45 months ago | reply
Amazing picture and very interesting old woman... how many question should I ask to her, about hers life, family, traditions etc. etc.
With your photos I can't stop to travel with imagination (instead work: I'm at the office ! ) :)
Thank you for the trip!...
sarahmacstyle 44 months ago | reply
This strikingly beautiful image was published on www.thewip.net with an article by Indian writer Lesley D. Biswas...
Thanks!
clojovi 38 months ago | reply
Great capture ! superb tones !
northangel27 37 months ago | reply
I used this amazing photo as reference for this digital mixed media painting HERE
Saurabh Thakur 35 months ago | reply
very interesting shot, brilliant harmony of colours. However, a little less grain would have made it more appealing.
~ladanseuse 29 months ago | reply
lovely capture. this reminds me of someone very close to my heart from india :)
vinod4474 28 months ago | reply
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my second last dream! 26 months ago | reply
Its so beautiful frame, very nice composition. class!