1. Photo 972, 2(94)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Photo 972, 2(94)
- Title:
- Aghoree. Hindoo mendicant. Benares. Photographer: Unknown
- Scope & Content:
- Genre: Ethnographical Photography Full-length standing portrait of a man holding a bottle in one hand and a human skull in the other. 'Aghorpunts, or Aghorees, are a class of people who frequent the Ghats at Benares...They go about in puris naturabilus, with a fresh human skull in their hands (...
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Date Range:
- 1860s
- Extent:
- 1 item