The shrine portion of the ceremony concludes when the supplicants rise and make their way out of the shrine space into the family home for their ritual meal. Before the waiting guests can begin the feast, the seven processioners first gather in the house and sit in a circle on the floor...
Sitting in the shadows in front of a mirror, the landlady's act of brushing her hair might reflect a number of possibilities: a post-coital grooming ritual; her release from tyranny; vanity; sensuality; a moment to absorb her new situation. The dingy room and its furniture signal the ...