Four Indian women in colorful veil ( ghunghat) at Ujjain ram ghat Madhya Pradesh india

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A ghoonghat is a veil or headscarf worn by some married Hindu women to cover their head, and often their face. Generally aanchal or pallu, the loose end of a sari is pulled over the head and face to act as a ghunghat. A dupatta (long scarf) is also commonly used as a ghungat. Today, facial veiling by Hindu women as part of everyday attire is now mostly limited to Hindi-speaking areas of India

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Location: ram ghat Madhya Pradesh india
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