cover image: Hindu man worshipping a god in a small stone, Vārānasi , India, ca. 1920

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Hindu man worshipping a god in a small stone, Vārānasi , India, ca. 1920

"The same man in another attitude of worship. Garlands of flowers have been carefully spread around the god." A Hindu man stands with his hands clasped in front o fhim and one foot raised behind the ankle of the opposite leg. He is worshipping the god in a small stone at the base of a tree in front of him. Garlands of flowers and two small jugs surround the stone. This photograph is from an album prepared by W. K. Norton of The Pilgrims Mission, Benares [Vārānasi].
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Authors

Unknown

Collection
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
DOI
https://doi.org/10.25549/impa-c123-82697
Date published
1915/1925
Dates
1915/1925
Format
Photographs
Pages
photographic prints, 8.3 x 13.3 cm
Place Discussed
Asia India Uttar Pradesh
Provider
California Digital Library
Published in
India
Reference
impa-yds-rg030-449-0001-0051.tif
Rights
Divinity.Library@yale.edu Yale University Divinity School Library, 409 Prospect Street, New Haven, CT 06511 Yale University. Divinity School. Day Missions Library http://web.library.yale.edu/divinity/copyright-and-permissions
Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/7e4814700d3cf0126fedb146e88345bb

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