Two ascetics holding nargila pipes; one a split eared ascetic
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Two ascetics holding ‘nargila’ pipes; one a split-eared ascetic. Inscribed: ‘Kappree Raja. Kanputta Jogee.’ Note: The Kapdis are devotees of the temple of Ashapura Mata at Madh about 50 miles north west of Bhuj. Their high-priest is called the Kapdis Raja. The Kanphata (or Split-eared) asce...
Three ascetics; one with gnarled sticks, one with long finger-nails and one with bell and headdress ornamented with cobras. Inscribed:’ Tuppasree’s follower. Gosaee Tuppasree. Gosaee Juggum.’
(a) Religious mendicant with tongs. Inscribed: ‘Gosain’; in ‘nagari’ characters:’ gosai.’ (b) Religious mendicant leaning on staff. Inscribed: ‘Gosain’; in’ nagari’ characters:’ gosai.’
Vaishnava mendicant ‘(Dasari)’ and female devotee; the man carries various pots and a gong, and blows on a couch shell; the woman carries a lampstand and peacock feather fan. Inscribed: ‘The Costume of the Dassary, a religious Mendicant who gives notice of his approach, by blowing a horn and st...
Vaishnava mendicant ‘(cattani)’ and female devotee; the man carries a pot and a fan, the woman a rosary. Inscribed: ‘The Satana, a religious Mendicant, he announces his approach by singing.’
Man and woman of the Mariyamman cult; the man balances pots on his head and beats a drum, the woman also beats a drum. Inscribed: ‘The Poojaree’;’ or person appeasing the wrath of the Goddess Mariama who presides over Diseases.’