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This photograph portrays a Rabhari nomad from northern India — a community likely destined to disappear because of the increasingly harsh living conditions.
Their land is changing, and the nomadic lifestyle is becoming harder and harder to sustain.
The man in the picture was especially dear to McCurry, who came to know him in his double life — as both a shepherd and a magician.
His beard and hair are brightly colored, reflecting a common custom among elderly men who dye them with henna, turning white hair into a vivid reddish-orange.