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| Makul Ghosh, a devotee of Goddess Tara, reads Paola's palm in Calcutta. | Rajyashree
Ramamurthi with her mother, Rekha, who was Paola's interpreter and guide in Calcutta |
Paola visits a village in Orissa where
a young woman decorates her feet the way Hindu women do for festivals. |
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| Over a 3 year period, Parteii Sawyan of Shillong India, supervised a local artisan who copied her family's heirloom Khasi jewelry for the International Musem of Women's Celebrating Women exhibit. | Tapoti Barooah was Paola's guide and interpreter during the Nongkrem festival. | Paola stayed in this room of Tapoti's uncle's house with its cool high ceilings and traditional decor. |
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| Paola with vermillion on forehead after durga ceremony, Calcutta. | Tapoti Barooah with Paola in Meghalaya. |
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