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A Konyak tribesman from Nagaland. Courtesy Aman Chotani
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The Aghori Tribe of Varanasi. Courtesy Aman Chotani
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A Dropka tribeswoman from Dha village in Ladakh. Courtesy Aman Chotani
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Dropka women in Ladakh’s Dha village. Courtesy Aman Chotani
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Girls from the Ahir tribe of Gujrat. Courtesy Aman Chotani
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Women from the Garasia tribe. Courtesy Aman Chotani
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A woman from the Bheel tribe of Rajasthan. Courtesy Aman Chotani
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The Banjara tribe of Rajasthan. Courtesy Aman Chotani
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A Raika tribesman from Rajasthan. Courtesy Aman Chotani
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The traditional red turban of Rajasthan's Raika tribe. Courtesy Aman Chotani
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A Konyak tribesman from Nagaland. Courtesy Aman Chotani
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Nagaland's Konyak tribe. Courtesy Aman Chotani
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A Konyak tribesman from Nagaland. Courtesy Aman Chotani
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A Konyak tribesman from Nagaland. Courtesy Aman Chotani
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The Aghori Tribe of Varanasi. Courtesy Aman Chotani
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A Dropka tribeswoman from Dha village in Ladakh. Courtesy Aman Chotani
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Dropka women in Ladakh’s Dha village. Courtesy Aman Chotani
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Girls from the Ahir tribe of Gujrat. Courtesy Aman Chotani
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Women from the Garasia tribe. Courtesy Aman Chotani
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A woman from the Bheel tribe of Rajasthan. Courtesy Aman Chotani
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The Banjara tribe of Rajasthan. Courtesy Aman Chotani
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A Raika tribesman from Rajasthan. Courtesy Aman Chotani
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The traditional red turban of Rajasthan's Raika tribe. Courtesy Aman Chotani
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A Konyak tribesman from Nagaland. Courtesy Aman Chotani
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Nagaland's Konyak tribe. Courtesy Aman Chotani
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A Konyak tribesman from Nagaland. Courtesy Aman Chotani
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A Konyak tribesman from Nagaland. Courtesy Aman Chotani
The Last Avatar: Photographing India's tribal communities before they vanish forever
From the Dropka of India's far north to the Raikas of Rajasthan, photographer Aman Chotani is documenting a dying part of India's heritage
Kalpana Sunder
24 March, 2021
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