TOKYO-2020 People / Wedding

Behind The Indian Veil

  • Prize
    Gold in People/Wedding
  • Photographer
    Sephi Bergerson
  • Agency / Studio
    Sephi Bergerson Photography
  • Photo Date
    2008-2015

Behind The Indian Veil is a journey through some extraordinary moments and uncharted wedding traditions in India featuring images and written stories from a vast assortment of Indian communities: Tamil Brahmin, Bengali, Sikh, Hindu Punjabi, Hyderabadi Muslim, Rajput, Kashmiri Pandit, Ladakhi Buddhist, Goan Catholic, Syrian Christian, Zoroastrian Parsi, Dawoodi Bhora, and Kodava Coorg. This incredible array of stories reveals cultures, traditions, and legacies as complex and diverse as India herself.