Caption

Portrait of a woman from the Lanjia Saora tribe (Odisha, India), She is one of the last Lanjia Saora woman wearing the traditional outfit and having tattoos on the face. The tradition is becoming extinct due to the influence of the christian missionaries and the mainstream Indian society

Date

Feb 02, 2026

Credit line

Photo12/ImageBROKER/Franck Metois

Reference

BRK26D87_194

Model release

No

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

130.0Mb (43.3Mb) / 27.5in x 18.3in / 8256 x 5504 (300dpi)

Keywords

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