Identity 2

The image is a part of a series that explores the implications of motherhood, in the life, dreams and identity of women in Indian Families. Working with family archives, I cover the faces of the mothers with a ‘Bindi’ almost instinctively. Hiding or Revealing? bindi noun -‘A sign depicting the spirit of womanhood'. -‘It is believed that the creation of human beings has originated from the center of the forehead where the bindi is worn and it's a sacred symbol of the cosmos’. -‘Red bindi, usually worn by married women, is a sign of offering sacrifice to gain the blessings of the Gods and Goddesses’.