NEW YORK, NEW YORK, September 27, 2003: HPI has received the following request: “A national magazine for teenage girls, ym, is working on an article about different coming-of-age ceremonies that American girls participate in. So far we will be featuring an Apache ceremony, a bar mitzva and a quinceanera. One of the rites of passage we are most interested in, however, is the Ritu Kala ceremony for Hindu girls when they reach maturity and are presented their first sari. We are in search of a girl who will be having such an event sometime by mid-October (however, we might be flexible on our deadline) and who would be interested in being photographed and interviewed for ym. This will be a photo-driven article with deep captions and we are fortunate enough to be working with Sylvia Plachy, a very well respected photographer on this project, so the art is sure to be stunning. To participate or for more information, please contact Paisley Strellis, ‘source’ above, or call 646-758-0429.” Readers can visit the ym (it’s lower case) website here.
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