Catéchistes Missionnaires de Marie Immaculée. Kumbakonam (Indoustan [Hindustan]) - Dans les rizières." Men, women, and children pose with missionaries in the rice fields. The boy closest to the camera is working a plow that is attached to two oxen. Another pair of oxen is behind his pair. The postcard also notes the publisher as, "Regnault, Photo - Orléans." There is a handwritten note on the back of this postcard.
"Missionary Catechists of Mary Immaculate - Kumbakonam - Hindustan. - Young lepers. Frist [sic.] stage." Three boys pose for the camera with some cats. They are in the first stage of leprosy.
"15. Catéchistes Missionnaires de Marie-Immaculée - Kumbakonam - Hindoustan [Hindustan]. En expédition. Passage du fleuve - de la charette au 'parissou.'" Men, women, and children are helping to ferry missionaries across a river. They are in some sort of raft, and their wagon rolls beside them in the river.
"Catéchistes Missionnaires de Marie-Immaculée - Kumbakonam. Un jeune Ménage Paria, Chrétien." Two young, female pariahs are being cleansed in front of a church.
"Catéchistes Missionnaires de Marie-Immaculée - Kumbakonam (Hindoustan [Hindustan]) - Vers un Village." Two missionaries are crossing a river on a large log on their way to a village. A few children stand on the bank of the river, and one stands in the water. The postcard also notes the publisher as, "Regnault, Photo - Orléans."
“Catéchistes Missionnaires de Marie-Immaculée. ̶ Kumbakonam (Hindoustan) ̶ La charrette et le parissou.” Missionary sisters are shown standing in a tall boat, possibly, in the shallows of a river or lake with several porters standing in the water nearby. The craft appears to be pulled by an ox cart. There is no handwriting on the back of the postcard.
"Catéchistes Missionnaires de Marie-Immaculée. - Hindoustan [HIndustan]. - Hôpital Sainte-Anne. - Kumbakonam. Le Dispensaire en activité. - La Doctoresse." Women and children stand outside a dispensary, some waiting for care, and others being cared for by missionaries. The postcard also notes the publisher as, "Regnault, Photo - Orléans."
"Mat-making at Kumbakonam." Women and children are in various stages of making mats. Finished mats are leaning against the structure behind them. This postcard was printed in Paris, France.
"Catéchistes Missionnaires de Marie Immaculée. - Kumbakonam (Hindoustan [Hindustan]) - Préparation du repas à l'Horphelinat Ste-Thérèse." Girls and women prepare a meal on the ground outside a brick buidling. A missionary stands with an umbrella next to them. The postcard also notes the publisher as, "Regnault, Photo - Orléans."
"Catéchistes Missionnaires de Marie-Immaculée - Kumbakonam - Hindoustan [Hindustan]. Femmes païennes à la Grotte de Notre-Dame de Lourdes." Pagain women clasp their hands in prayer at the Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes. They are accompanied by a missionary. There is a bottle on the ground in the middle of them. The postcard notes the publisher as "Regnault, Photo-Editeur - Orléans."
Subject (Geographic):
Kumbakonam (Tamil Nadu, India)
Subject (Topic):
Clergy; Indigenous populations; Religious practice; Women
