The Rajasthan Astrological Council and Research Institute, advertising a palm reading, astrology, and vastu shastri consultations, is located behind Jantar Mantar north of the old city in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. Vastu Shastra is a traditional Hindu system of architecture and spatial geometry intended to integrate buildings with nature.

The image above, of the Rajasthan Astrological Council and Research Institute from a recent trip to Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, was selected for inclusion in Lenscratch's March online exhibition: The Ides Of March: Omens And Predictions Exhibition.

Special thanks to curator/juror Alyssa Coppelman, of Harper's and the Oxford American, and to Aline Smithson for her work behind the scenes at Lenscratch. Congratulations to the other photographers--the selection is a very intriguing group of photos.

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