cover image: Men, women, and children bathing in Narbada River, Jabalpur, India, ca.1920-1940

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Men, women, and children bathing in Narbada River, Jabalpur, India, ca.1920-1940

"Catéchistes Missionnaires de Marie-Immaculée - Mission de Nagpore [Nagpur] - Hindoustan [Hindustan]. Bain dans la Narbada, rivière sacrée qui purifie de tous les péchés - Jubbulpur [Jabalpur]." Men, women, and children bath in the Narbada river. This river is supposedly sacred and washes away all sins. The postcard also notes the publisher as, "Regnault, Photo - Orléans." There is a handwritten note on the back.
indigenous populations rivers religious practice group portraits

Authors

Unknown

Collection
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
DOI
https://doi.org/10.25549/impa-c123-83578
Date published
1920/1940
Dates
1920/1940
Format
Photographs
Pages
photographic postcards, 9 x 14 cm
Place Discussed
Asia India Jabalpur
Provider
California Digital Library
Published in
India
Reference
impa-yds-rg101-049-0000-0096.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/8e88a1757d29241693e81d3cb97e8de2

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