Hindu men seeking religious merit by lying on a single wire and on a thorny cactus, Vārānasi , India, ca. 1920

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Title: Hindu men seeking religious merit by lying on a single wire and on a thorny cactus, Vārānasi , India, ca. 1920
Published / Created: between 1915 and 1925
Description: "Three "holy" men. The two in the foreground are lying on thorny cactus with the locks of their hair tied together." One man lies on a single wire stretched out and two other men lay on a thorny cactus beneath him. They have intertwined their hair. A few men stand in the bakcground, watching these men in their religious pursuits. This photograph is from an album prepared by W. K. Norton of The Pilgrims Mission, Benares [Vārānasi].
Extent: photographic prints, 8.8 x 11.7 cm

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