Learning Humility
I met this young Punjabi a few weeks ago in front of the Golden Temple in Amritsar, the holiest city in Sikhism, located in the state of Punjab (India).
He was with two of his friends, they were bathing in the holy tank where I saw them for the first time and then they followed me for a while asking many things about photography.
They were really funny and full of energy.
I took many pictures, on this portrait he didn’t want to smile because he broke a tooth in the front and this is why he looks so serious.
I told him that I could fix this with Photoshop untill he goes to the dentist and I had to explain what this software is.
Like many Sikh children he is wearing a Patka.
It is is a simple cloth head covering, consisting of about two square feet of fabric with strings to secure it.
The Patka is also worn by many adult Sikhs as a under-turban as well.
It may be kept at bed-time as well, and during swimming and sports.
In Sikhism covering your head is an action with the attitude that there is something greater than you know.
Covering your head is also a declaration of humility, of your surrender to God.
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Learning Humility
I met this young Punjabi a few weeks ago in front of the Golden Temple in Amritsar, the holiest city in Sikhism, located in the state of Punjab (India).
He was with two of his friends, they were bathing in the holy tank where I saw them for the first time and then they followed me for a while asking many things about photography.
They were really funny and full of energy.
I took many pictures, on this portrait he didn’t want to smile because he broke a tooth in the front and this is why he looks so serious.
I told him that I could fix this with Photoshop untill he goes to the dentist and I had to explain what this software is.
Like many Sikh children he is wearing a Patka.
It is is a simple cloth head covering, consisting of about two square feet of fabric with strings to secure it.
The Patka is also worn by many adult Sikhs as a under-turban as well.
It may be kept at bed-time as well, and during swimming and sports.
In Sikhism covering your head is an action with the attitude that there is something greater than you know.
Covering your head is also a declaration of humility, of your surrender to God.
Join the photographer www.facebook.com/laurent.goldstein.photography
© All photographs are copyrighted and all rights reserved.
Please do not use any photographs without permission (even for private use).
The use of any work without consent of the artist is PROHIBITED and will lead automatically to consequences.