Hidden Beauty, India 1989
Hidden Beauty, India 1989
Lepers were in plenty in Varanasi on my way walking down to the Holy Ghats every day,( Ghats are the riverfront steps leading directly to the banks of the sacred Ganges).
Begging, as it was the only way to survive the struggles in life for most. This lady had a hole above her nose but the beautiful smile lead me to the title Hidden Beauty.
Because of the caste system, if you are born disabled in India, you did something in your previous life. It has to do with your karma. if you are born with a disability you end fending for yourself from a very young age as society and Families tends to discard disabled people.
Lepers were in plenty in Varanasi on my way walking down to the Holy Ghats every day,( Ghats are the riverfront steps leading directly to the banks of the sacred Ganges).
Begging, as it was the only way to survive the struggles in life for most. This lady had a hole above her nose but the beautiful smile lead me to the title Hidden Beauty.
Because of the caste system, if you are born disabled in India, you did something in your previous life. It has to do with your karma. if you are born with a disability you end fending for yourself from a very young age as society and Families tends to discard disabled people.
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