A boy and his kite in Pushkar, Rajasthan

Play in the foreground

A boy bends over a violet kite on the ground. Buildings and water behind him remain softly defined. Concentrating focus on hands, paper and body makes a small act of play the centre of a broader view of the place.

Pushkar in Rajasthan is a pilgrimage town beside a lake with numerous ghats. The photograph places that familiar waterside setting behind a child’s play, allowing it to be seen both as a religious site and as a space of everyday use.