"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
“Catéchistes Missionnaires de Marie-Immaculée. Kumbakonam. ̶ Mariage d’Orphelins.” A bride and groom at the mission orphanage are depicted on their wedding day. There is no handwriting on the back of the postcard.
