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    Daddy, R. Manoraj, took this photo of his mother holding his baby daughter. Traditionally babies under 2 years in Sri Lanka wear a black "bindi" spot on their foreheads to ward off the "evil eye". Later in life, only Hindu women wear a red bindi, signifying that they are married. Anybody here who attends a "pooja" service at a Hindu "kovil" (temple) is given a bindi. After many years of civil war it is heartening and not uncommon to see Singhalese temporarily wearing bindis after a pooja.
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    Date Taken: Jan 30, 2014
    Date Uploaded: Jan 31, 2014
    Location: Ella, Uva, Sri Lanka
    Camera: Canon PowerShot SX40 HS
    Focal Length: 85.37 mm
    Shutter Speed: 1/125 sec
    Aperture: f/5.6
    ISO: 800
    Copyright: © Anne Boyce
    Categories: Culture, People, Portraits