cover image: Boy in a Hindu idol shop, Vārānasi , India, ca. 1920

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Boy in a Hindu idol shop, Vārānasi , India, ca. 1920

"A 'god shop' where idols of Hindu gods are made and sold to the public." A boy sits next to rows of idols and holds one idol with wings in his lap. This photograph is from an album prepared by W. K. Norton of The Pilgrims Mission, Benares [Vārānasi].
indigenous populations portraits religious art

Authors

Unknown

Collection
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
DOI
https://doi.org/10.25549/impa-c123-82683
Date published
1915/1925
Dates
1915/1925
Format
Photographs
Pages
photographic prints, 8.8 x 12.2 cm
Place Discussed
Asia India Uttar Pradesh
Provider
California Digital Library
Published in
India
Reference
impa-yds-rg030-449-0001-0037.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/507692e27e80db392cc18900b2821f99

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