My Culture

June 9, 2019 Zoya Kalavade

(Shutter Speed 1/100, f1.8, ISO 160)

I chose to use this photo to represent my culture because in this photo, my brothers and I were participating in a religious tradition called a Munj, which is a Hindu coming-of-age ritual, which wasn’t so traditional because I participated in it even though it is traditionally a ritual for boys. This was also the first time I wore a sari.