Mourning Robes

After the death of her husband, the Spirit is expected to dress only in white robes, the color of mourning. One can note the contrast between the vibrant orange Sari the Skeleton secretly dressed herself in, and the plain white clothes in which she is forced to wear. 

Singh II, Sawai Ram. Untitled portrait of a ‘pāswan'. Modern print from collodion negative. Jaipur, c. 1860-1880. City Palace Museum, Jaipur, Negative No. 1436. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Untitled_portrait_of_a_%E2%80%9…