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

"A Hindu worshipping a god in the form of a small stone. It is placed near a pepul tree which is "sacred" to them." A man bends over and clasps his hands in prayer before a sacred stone. The stone is surrounded by flowers and there are two small jugs on the ground. 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-c123-82696
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-rg030-449-0001-0050.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/426d19dd983136bc17a986392ee08c78

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