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2017-02b Shivratri Mela (38)

Close-up street double portrait (indoor half-length portrait, full-face view) of a middle-aged Indian Hindu holy woman aka sadhvi (female sadhu) with dreadlocks and vibhuti (white sacred ash) on her face, smoking hashish (marijuana) aka ganja aka bhang in a chillum pipe, holding the pipe with both hands, and being watched by an elderly male sadhu in the background;

Shivratri Mela, Bhavnath, Junagadh, Gujarat, Western India.

 

More context:

Partying at Shivratri Mela (photo blog),

Powdering the Face with Holy Ash (photo blog),

Doubling Down on Doubles (photo blog).

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Uploaded on September 22, 2017
Taken on February 21, 2017