A man performing wudu in Massachusetts, a Tibetan monk with a cone of ice cream, the laughter of a bride and groom in Virginia, floating lanterns for a Buddhist ceremony in Hawaii and homam being performed inside a home; these and other images are part of an exhibition inaugurated on Monday at the Old Art Gallery near Birla Science Centre.
Curated by Meridian International Centre and the Pluralism Project at Harvard University, the exhibition showcases the rich diversity of life led by Indians in the United States of America.
“These photographs show how India and the U.S. are very vibrant, complex and multi-religious societies. They show a significant part of American religious landscape. The religious events are used by the community to teach their next generation that is born in the U.S. about their faith; and they teach Americans all about these different faiths,” said United States Consul General Katherine Hadda while inaugurating the exhibition. “They distil the American idea of pluralism,” she said. The exhibition is open to all till September 16 between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m.
