Title

'Festival of Mariyamma, or Mariyammai', (Hindu deity), 1828. Artist: Marlet et Cie

Caption

'Festival of Mariyamma, or Mariyammai', (Hindu deity), 1828. Hindus swing on the ends of ropes attached by hooks through their skin. A lithograph from L'Inde Français, 1828. From the collection of Jean Claude Carriere.

Date

1828

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images

Reference

HRM19B97_351

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,0Mb (2,4Mb) / 16,6in x 11,7in / 4977 x 3514 (300dpi)

Keywords

people male man men India religious Indian swinging country religion festival guy watching color colour hanging deity God Hinduism sadhu location century hook concept suffering goddess 19th century nineteenth century penance Art Media Bhavani Churuk Puja fakir Hindoostan hook-swinging religious practices Swinging Ceremony Marlet et Cie Marlet and Co Marlet & Co Bardel;Bardel