12th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest People
Balinese Girl with Rice

The girl had just finished the ceremony at the Gunung Lebah Temple. At the end of the ceremony, the priests give out slightly cooked rice. Her mother helped her apply it to her forehead. When she was leaving, the girl looked at me, seemingly proudly.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 10.2014
Date Uploaded: 11.2014
Photo Location: Ubud, Bali, Indonesia
Camera: Canon EOS-1D Mark IV
Copyright: © Ira Peppercorn