TAMIL NADU, INDIA
PHOTOGRAPH BY RAMA KAUSHALYAN
‘This photograph portrays a man starting to dress up as the Hindu god Ravana, the ten-headed king of the demons, for the festival of Mahashivratri in the ancient port city of Kulasekharapatnam. The city was built for the purpose of collecting taxes from the pearl and salt industries and houses a famous Hindu temple, the Sri Mutharamman Temple.’
Category: Commended, Young Travel Photographer of the year, aged 15-18