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In Indian Cinderella

Although from my research there is no traditional tale like Cinderella in Indian culture, an unusual thing considering that there are so many versions of the famous story worldwide and the oldest version of the tale ever recorded is of Chinese derivation, when I looked at this beautifully brocade Indian shoe, I felt that it could be a slipper given to a beautiful dusky maiden by a God to wear to an Indian festival and win the heart of a prince.

 

The theme for "Smile on Saturday" for the 7th of September is "get (to) the point", where the photograph must feature the point of an object. I considered various ideas like pencils and knives, but when my eyes fell upon my pair of beautiful brocade Indian shoes (a gift from a friend to me) with their pointed toes and pointed uppers, I felt they were perfect for this week’s theme! I decided to set one slipper against a wonderful orange silk sari I also have. As I was setting this up on my sofas in the sunroom of my house, a burst of sunlight flooded the space and gave me this wonderful golden light to work with which enriched the colours of both the slipper and the sari silk. I hope you like my choice of the theme this week, and that it makes you smile!

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Uploaded on September 6, 2024
Taken on December 17, 2023