Dom at Durga Puja, Hooghly River
Dom workers retrieve the submerged head of a Durga idol from the Hooghly River after Visarjan in Kolkata. Performing work others will not, the Dom community plays an essential yet overlooked role in the city's most celebrated festival.
About Artist
Simon Villiger
Simon Villiger is a Swiss freelance photographer and artist based in Luzern. Over the past two decades, his journeys through India have shaped his artistic vision and given him an intimate understanding of the country's culture, spirituality, and everyday life. His photographs go beyond the surface of the visible. He seeks out the overlooked and the unhurried — the quiet moment within the chaos, the human story behind the unfamiliar face. With patience and a deep respect for his subjects, he creates images that do not simply document a place, but invite the viewer to inhabit it. Villiger's work is driven by a belief that true photography begins when technology steps aside and a genuine encounter takes its place — when the person behind the lens and the world in front of it briefly share the same breath.
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