“You welcome Laxmi at your home, but frown upon bahu who’s making a career, and expect your daughter to leave work after marriage.”
Mumbai-based conceptual photographer Victoria Krudysheva and designer Paarul Bhargava teamed up to create a photo series called "Lost Indian Goddesses".
Victoria Krudysheva
The series features enchanting photos of five Hindu goddesses showcasing their most celebrated traits, while the captions point out how women in present-day India are vilified for displaying the same traits.
The caption for this portrait reads, "You worship [the] all-powerful Durga, but tell women to know their place."
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Laxmi
"You welcome Laxmi at your home, but frown upon bahu who's making a career, and expect your daughter to leave work after marriage," reads the caption on this photo of Goddess Laxmi.
Victoria Krundysheva
Saraswati
"You praise Saraswati but don't consider that girls can be in a rock band, and art is not a serious enough profession for you," says this punk rock Saraswati portrait.
Victoria Krundysheva