Neloy Dutta is a photographer and software engineer based in Hyderabad, India. Balancing his professional career with a passion for photography, he explores culture, people, and place through a storytelling lens. Dutta's work emphasizes the interplay between memory, ritual, and lived experience, capturing the essence of traditions and everyday life across various regions of India. His recent project, focusing on Neeliyar Bhagavathi Theyyam, exemplifies his approach, documenting the transformation of the ordinary into the sacred through meticulous observation and participation in the moment.