"Mission du Maduré [Madura]. Université St Joseph. 25. - Un étudiant Brahme Telougou, sectateur de Siva. Antoni Issar, Brahme Punjab, baptisé à Trichinopoly." The first man pictured is a Telugu Brahmin student and follower of Siva. The second man is Antoni Issar, a Punjab Brahman, who was baptized at Trichinopoly.
"Ankwe natives. The youth is a Christian teacher" A youth and a woman of the Ankwe or Goemai people pose for the camera. The youth wears a flowing white robe and cap while the woman wears a wrap and headdress.
"Barbier." A barber shaves another man's beard. They are both sitting on the ground. The barber's tools are on the ground beside the two men. Additional text on the back asks for monetary donations for the missions and indicates that the postcard was printed in Antwerp, Belgium.
"Indes. - 2. Un santal de la mission de Patna visant dans le haut du palmier un singe qui grignote ou un oiseau qui se repose." A young man aims a bow and arrow at the top of a tree. He is standing on top of a boulder. This postcard was printed in Lyon, France.
"22. - Indes. - Un triomphe de la Foi : un Indien de Haute Caste se fait Catéchiste des petits Parias - Missions des PP. Jésuites au Maduré [Madura]." A boy of a high caste speaks with younger boys from a lower caste. Some are sitting on the ground and some are standing. Additional information on the back directs donations to Paris and Lyon, France.
"A group of Brahmans who get their living by going about begging from the people." Six men and boys pose for the camera. They are all wearing rags. Some sit and some stand. One of them has white stripes painted on his body. This photograph is from an album prepared by W. K. Norton of The Pilgrims Mission, Benares [Vārānasi].
"Unidentified. Miner? Cave dweller? Beggar?" A man is shown hunkered down in the dirt in a dimly lit area. A fire appears to be burning in the background.
