Folded Hands, Brunei

Photograph by Adam Hanif, Your Shot

Colorful shawls and flowered dresses accentuate these Bruneian girls as they practice for a traditional Malay family gathering. Their hands, folded together, symbolize humility and peace.

(From the upcoming National Geographic book Visions of Earth)

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