cover image: Hindu men seeking religious merit by counting prayer beads and raising an arm, Vārānasi , India, ca. 1920

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Hindu men seeking religious merit by counting prayer beads and raising an arm, Vārānasi , India, ca. 1920

"Another Hindu "holy" man with one arm raised up over his head. The man sitting at his side counting the prayer beads is his disciple." Two men sit cross-legged on the ground next to each other. One is holding his hand above his head, while the other counts prayer beads. They are both wearing prayer beads. 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-c123-82652
Date published
1915/1925
Dates
1915/1925
Format
Photographs
Pages
photographic prints, 8.7 x 13.6 cm
Place Discussed
Asia India Uttar Pradesh
Provider
California Digital Library
Published in
India
Reference
impa-yds-rg030-449-0001-0006.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/f6001e4d4b9437de1cc7d2a218debd97