In the Valley of Saints


  • Photographer
    Raonak Hathiramani
  • Prize
    Honorable Mention
  • Date of Photograph
    02-01-2016
  • Moving Link

Seldom comes an occasion where emotions find themselves as conflicted than at a wedding. In Srinagar, languid poetry drips from every tongue and beauty arrests every eye. With a surreal atmosphere like this, falling in love is not a decision but a way of life. Maybe that’s why, the Kashmiris don’t just celebrate love, they personify it. While celebrations colour the atmosphere, there is an underlying sense of loss. Only a select understand the heavy truth of watching the happiest day of their little girl’s life also become the day your “lakte jigar” (“close to your heart”) leaves your home for another. If there is anyone whose life undergoes a complete metamorphosis, it is the bride. It is this very insight that captures the core of this film, shot entirely from the daughter’s perspective as she stands at the threshold of her new beginning. A chance for her to be reborn and emerge with fresh identities.

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