Hindu man sitting under a dripping jug to seek religious merit, Vārānasi , India, ca. 1920

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Title: Hindu man sitting under a dripping jug to seek religious merit, Vārānasi , India, ca. 1920
Published / Created: between 1915 and 1925
Description: "A Hindu trying to earn salvation. The large jar is filled with water and it falls on his head drop by drop." A man with his face painted white sits cross-legged under a table with two jugs of water on it. There are a few people in the background. This photograph is from an album prepared by W. K. Norton of The Pilgrims Mission, Benares [Vārānasi].
Extent: photographic prints, 8.5 x 13.3 cm

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