The Goddess Photoshoot
Preeya Malik is a beauty blogger who also works in the investment industry based in Toronto. The 32-year-old decided on a one of a kind maternity shoot that would also push boundaries within her own culture. She collaborated with the photography studio Banga Photography and The New Delhi Company. She decided to portray herself as three Hindu goddesses for the shoot: Lakshmi, Saraswati, and Durga. She chose the three because she said they hold “values that every mother would want to instill in her children”. In this photo, she appears as Lakshmi who is the goddess of wealth in the Hindu religion. Preeya decided to push the boundaries because she feels that Indian women face a stigma because of pregnancy with many women attempting to hide their bumps entirely. Instead, Preeya decided to put her bump on full glorious display. We think she definitely fits the bill as a goddess!
