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Rabari paints a star on her son’s cheek to ward off the
‘evil eye.’ In many societies throughout the country,
mothers paint protective kohl markings on their children’s
faces in the belief that the admiration or envy of others may
bring bad luck or harm to the child.
Bhujodi,
Kutch District, Gujarat
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