cover image: Hindu man swinging by a hook from a tall pole with many observers to seek religious merit, Vārānasi , India, ca. 1920

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Hindu man swinging by a hook from a tall pole with many observers to seek religious merit, Vārānasi , India, ca. 1920

"The "hook swinging sacrifice". The man is swung from the top of a strong pole." A man with a hook attached to his back is then swung from a tall pole. There are many people at the base of the pole who are watching him. This photograph is from an album prepared by W. K. Norton of The Pilgrims Mission, Benares [Vārānasi].
religious practice group portraits

Authors

Unknown

Collection
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
DOI
https://doi.org/10.25549/impa-c123-82676
Date published
1915/1925
Dates
1915/1925
Format
Photographs
Pages
photographic prints, 8.7 x 13.2 cm
Place Discussed
Asia India Uttar Pradesh
Provider
California Digital Library
Published in
India
Reference
impa-yds-rg030-449-0001-0030.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/28dfe65496ef5e74c3527788663b27d6