cover image: Sind, India

Sind, India

1933

Mohammedans (an archaic term for Muslims) offering prayer at Festival of Idu-'l-Fitar in Sukkur, Sind (Sindh) Province, India. Hundreds of worshippers are praying in an open courtyard. All are bowing on their prayer rugs. A large building with an archway gate is in the background. The Festival of Idu’l Fitar celebrates the end of Ramadan, the month of fasting and renewed adherence to purity, (1933).
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Authors

New York (State). Education Dept. Division of Visual Instruction

Collection
Instructional lantern slides
Place Discussed
Asia, India
Provider
Empire State Digital Network
Published in
India
Reference
1809; NYSA_A3045-78_B17145; A3045
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Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/bb16a92eb4042d994a8a77f7d6073e22

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