Religious edifice on raft during a festival, probably at Trichinopoly.
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Religious edifice on raft during a festival, probably at Trichinopoly. Inscribed: ‘A Tank connected with a Temple, on which are Two Floats carrying a mimmic Temple & Choultry.’
Image of Vishnu being carried in procession. Inscribed: ‘Image of Streerangam being carried in Procession to the Temple. A strikingly correct representation. Mark the difference in the appearance and dress of the various parties of the Group. 1. The Brahmin. 2. Bearers. 3. Singers. 4. Dah...
Muharram Festival. Inscribed: ‘A Mohammedan Procession commemorative (as far as I can judge) of some event connected with the Subjugation of the Natives of India who are represented in a ridiculous and degrading light, & bound together with Chains. The Man on the Camel & the [ones] dre...
Hook-swinging Festival ‘(Charak Puja).’ Inscribed: ‘Churnick Poojah or Swinging Festival. Requires to be surounded with a dense crowd of delighted spectators to give anything like an idea of the reality, but still strikingly correct so far as it is given.’