Pictures of ordinary village in the Outback of India. Photo

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Indian photographer Danish Siddiqui in a series of “Water-wives of India” reveals one of the peculiarities of life in the state of Maharashtra. Here some men are taking second or third wife only to those wore for the family suitable for drinking water from a well.

Despite the abundance of rivers, many towns of the state (especially in inland areas) lack of drinking water. Forests are cut down for housing due to the fact that the population is constantly growing. Fields need to be irrigated.

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This situation is typical for the village Denganmu, which is this report. However, the duty of the second wife allow women, often widows or single mothers, to restore respect in the conservative rural heartland.

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