A pujari of Dharma-raja, from 'Voyage aux Index orientales' by Pierre Sonnerat, Paris, 1782

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"Brahmani man praying," a wood engraving by Emile Bayard, from 'Le Tour du Monde', 1869

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"Water Brahmins" (who fetch water for ritually pure purposes?), a photo from the 1870's

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*A Brahmin chief priest in a procession; a German print, 1870's*

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A lantern slide, c.1890

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*"Teachers of the faith of 150,000,000 people--typical Brahman priests at Secunderabad," a stereoscopic view, c.1900* (Ames Library)





"Brahmin Priest in India," a photo from 1921

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A photo from a soldier's album, Calcutta, c.1926

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Worship of Krishna, in a photo c. 1950's, with original hand coloring

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Rituals at a South Indian wedding, c.1950's

Source: ebay, Feb. 2009




The photographer calls this one "Easy rider: arriving at Brihadishwara Temple"

Source: http://www.indiamike.com/photopost/showphoto.php/photo/28589/
(downloaded Mar. 2009)


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