Hindu man lying on a single wire and counting prayer beads to seek religious merit, Vārānasi , India, ca. 1920between 1915 and 1925"A balancing trick. To earn merit this man swings on a stretched wire and counts his prayer beads." A nude man lies on a single wire that is stretched between trees while he counts prayer beads. He is also wearing beads around his neck. This photograph is from an album prepared by W. K. Norton of The Pilgrims Mission, Benares [Vārānasi].still image