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Hindu ceremony · 30 January 2023

Ananya & Rohan

Backwater houseboat — Alleppey, IN

Her mother was awake at five, alone on the deck, threading jasmine she had already threaded once the night before because it had to be right.

We did not ask her to do anything. Six minutes of a woman working in the dark, and then the sun came up over the water and she put it all down and went inside.

Date30 January 2023
VenueBackwater houseboat
WhereAlleppey, IN
CeremonyHindu

Film

Her mother, at 6am

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Her mother, at 6am — film still

Her mother, at 6am

Alleppey · 6 min

Photographs

The day, in order

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