• Foto Number: 42N-285-17

In the narrow streets of Jodhpur, below the monumental Mehrangarh Fort, street vendors like this and intricate murals are a familiar part of the everyday cityscape. The woman is stringing together fresh flowers, which in India are used for religious rituals (puja), temple visits and weddings. In the metal basin lie orange and yellow marigolds (Tagetes), which in Hindu culture symbolise purity and the divine. – 1990

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