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Vivienne

Waiting To Die

This is my first image uploaded to the forum, so be gentle. =)

I took this picture in Varanasi, India. Varanasi is the Hindu holy city. It is believed that if you die there and your ashes are spread in the Ganges river, then you will be freed from reincarnation and go directly to heaven. This woman has travelled to Varanasi to die.
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Location
Varanasi, India
Equipment Used
Nikon F4
Film & Developer
Tri-x
Thomas Bertilsson
I'm speachless! I'm learning a lot about Hindi, Siekh, and other cultures of India. It's a fascinating country, and this certainly is the proof of that. What an amazing photograph! Thanks for sharing this.
- Thomas
 
ben-s
Brilliant! A very powerful image.
 
Thanks for the kind words. It is one of my favorite images...perhaps I shouldn't have posted it first. Hopefully I didn't set the bar too high :wink:
 

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