After ceremony the boy is being removed with face completely covered. The custom being that for three days he must not see the face of a non-Brahmin. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography [Gelatin silver print, 84x59mm]. Subjects = Brahmins (caste); castes; religion; religion (Hinduism); religious ceremonies; Sorabji Collection
Car festival (Ratha-jatra) of Jagannath Dela at Puri. Photographer: Statesman (Calcutta)
Scope & Content:
Showing the temple cars being paraded through the street in front of the Jagannatha Temple at Puri during the annual festival. [Gelatin silver print, 132x176mm]. Subjects = religion; religion (Hinduism); religious festivals; religious festivals (Hindu); Sorabji Collection; temple cars; temples