Portrait of a woman from the Ramnami caste (Chhattisgarh, India) . As a sign of devotion, Ramnami people used to tattoo their body and face with the name of Rama, one of the main hindu god. Nowadays, this tradition is disappearing. Indeed, few of them are still tattooed, the younger generation fearing discrimination. The caste (or sect) is born in the end of the 19th century as a way to protest against the supremacy of the higher classes in the hindu hierarchical system. Comprised of low caste hindus, Ramnami people dont accept the caste system, they practise a form of devotion (bhakti) dedicated to the god Rama
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Portrait of a woman from the Ramnami caste (Chhattisgarh, India) . As a sign of devotion, Ramnami people used to tattoo their body and face with the name of Rama, one of the main hindu god. Nowadays, this tradition is disappearing. Indeed, few of them are still tattooed, the younger generation fearing discrimination. The caste (or sect) is born in the end of the 19th century as a way to protest against the supremacy of the higher classes in the hindu hierarchical system. Comprised of low caste hindus, Ramnami people dont accept the caste system, they practise a form of devotion (bhakti) dedicated to the god Rama

Date

Dec 09, 2025

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Photo12/ImageBROKER/Franck Metois

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