Griha Pravesh, 2024

This piece depicts a bride knocking over an urn of rice at the doorway of her new home as part of a ritual called Griha Pravesh. Griha Pravesh is a Hindu housewarming ceremony that marks the first time a family (newly wed couple) enters their new home. A pot of rice is placed at the entrance of a new home and the bride tips it over with her right foot. The ceremony is believed to bring good luck, prosperity, and happiness to the new home and its residents.