cover image: Hindus celebrating festival, Erode, Tamil Nadu, India, ca. 1910

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Hindus celebrating festival, Erode, Tamil Nadu, India, ca. 1910

"1. Hindu festival in connection with the worship of Khali. The people first visit the mud holes and smear themselves over with mud. Maliyampollium, Erode". One of 5 images mounted on card relating to the celebration of a Hindu festival, possibly Diwali. One of a number of prints captioned and pasted onto numbered boards, used by the London Missionary Society for reference and publications.
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Authors

Unknown

Collection
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
DOI
https://doi.org/10.25549/impa-m1413
Date published
circa 1910
Dates
circa 1910
Format
Photographs
Pages
printing-out paper, 7.2 x 10.2 cm.
Place Discussed
Erode India Madras
Provider
California Digital Library
Published in
India
Reference
impa-m1413 [Legacy record ID]; IMP-SOA-CWM-09-10-010-012-1
Rights
Archives, Manuscripts and Rare Books Division, The Library, SOAS, Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London WC1H 0XG, United Kingdom Council for World Missions University of London. School of Oriental and African Studies. Library docenquiry@soas.ac.uk http://www.soas.ac.uk/library/archives/services/
Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/7393ccf9d864839437300dfb329c2e0a