In the late afternoon of the Chhath Puja, hijras go down the main street of Kolkata dancing and proceed to Babu Ghat, acting as the messengers of the god of fertility

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In the late afternoon of the Chhath Puja, hijras go down the main street of Kolkata dancing and proceed to Babu Ghat, acting as the messengers of the god of fertility
Image Not Available for In the late afternoon of the Chhath Puja, hijras go down the main street of Kolkata dancing and proceed to Babu Ghat, acting as the messengers of the god of fertility

In the late afternoon of the Chhath Puja, hijras go down the main street of Kolkata dancing and proceed to Babu Ghat, acting as the messengers of the god of fertility

Maker (b. 1950 Shikoku, Japan)
Date2003
MediumArchival pigment print
Dimensionsimage: 8 in. x 12 in. (20.3 cm x 30.5 cm); sheet: 11 in. x 14 in. (27.9 cm x 35.6 cm)
ClassificationPHOTOGRAPHS
Credit LineMuseum purchase with funds given through the generosity of Linda Wyatt Gruber (Class of 1966)
Object number2018.298
Status
Not on view