This is Laxshmiben Harijan from Bhujodi, Kutch. She and her family would be considered wealthy in the village judging by her family’s stack of quilts. Couples often get many household and kitchen items when they get married as part of their dowry.

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Laxshmiben and Her Quilts
2015
Kutch, Bhujodi
Gujarat
India
Photo: Patricia Stoddard