Friday, August 24, 2018

Laxmi


Laxmi
Imadol, Nepal
December 2017

  • She is 76 years old.
  • She is the mother of a son and a daughter. Her husband is still living.
  • She tends to her garden every day.
  • She milks her cow on a daily basis.
  • She cooked for me when I was in Nepal.  Every day, she made me rice, dahl, and beans.
  • She would also make me a sweet milk tea.
  • one day, i found her wandering around teh courtyard, bare breasted. She was going to wash her hair that day.
  • She always wore her red dot on her forehead.
  • She spoke only Nelpai and I only spoke English, yet we were able to communicate an affection towards each other.
  • She reads the newspaper every day and I never saw her wearing eye glasses.
  • She votes in the general election.
  • She rarely strays from her home.
  • She is named after the Goddess of Wealth and Abundance.


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