Kimberly Grounds, Joy in the Temple (SINGLE SHOT 2025)

This candid image was captured at the Govind Dev Ji Temple in Jaipur, India during a morning prayer ritual. Five devotees share laughter as one applies pigment onto another's forehead. After capturing this image she called me over and placed one on me too - a spontaneous gesture of warmth and joy.

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