Painted clay idol of a Hindu Goddess in the Kumartuli district sculptor’s enclave, Kolkata, Calcutta, West Bengal, India, 2009 by Elise Prudhomme.
Painted clay idol of a Hindu Goddess in the Kumartuli district sculptor’s enclave, Kolkata, Calcutta, West Bengal, India, 2009 by Elise Prudhomme.

Painted Hindu Goddess in the Kumartuli district, Kolkata, Calcutta, West Bengal, India

Partly-completed clay puja effigies of Goddess Saraswati in the Kumartuli district sculptor’s enclave, Kolkata, Calcutta, West Bengal, India

Clay effigies of Goddess Saraswati in the Kumartuli district, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Parsvanatha Jain Temple in the Kumbalgarh Fort, Rajasthan, Northern India, 2009 by Elise Prudhomme.

Parsvanatha Jain Temple in the Kumbalgarh Fort, Rajasthan, India

White marble religious icon carvings at the Ranakpur Jain Temple at Desuri Tehsil, Rajasthan, Northern India, 2009 by Elise Prudhomme.

White marble religious icon carvings at the Ranakpur Jain Temple at Desuri Tehsil, Rajasthan, India

Part of the 36 km wall surrounding the enormous Kumbalgarh Fort, Rajasthan, Northern India, 2009 by Elise Prudhomme.

Part of the 36 km wall surrounding the enormous Kumbalgarh Fort, Rajasthan, India

View on a Hindu temple from the fortified ramparts of Kumbalgarh Fort, Rajasthan, Northern India, 2009 by Elise Prudhomme.

View on a Hindu temple from the fortified ramparts of Kumbalgarh Fort, Rajasthan, India

Traditional blue painted home in Hindu Brahman high caste village of Dhudaly, Rajasthan, Northern India, 2009 by Elise Prudhomme.

Traditional blue painted home in Hindu Brahman high caste village of Dhudaly, Rajasthan, India

Traditional blue painted home in Hindu Brahman high caste village of Dhudaly, Rajasthan, Northern India, 2009

Traditional blue painted home in Hindu Brahman high caste village of Dhudaly #2, Rajasthan, India