Title

'Aged Hindoo votary at Hurdwar', 1875. Creator: Unknown.

Caption

'Aged Hindoo votary at Hurdwar; (Elephant shooting in the Dehra Dhoon)', 1875. [Holy man from Hardwar in India, wearing a framework decorated with items of religious significance. A votary or a votarist refers to a person who lives a religious life according to vows they have made]. From, 'Illustrated Travels' by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London]

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM22A80_061

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NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

47,5Mb (1,7Mb) / 10,1in x 18,3in / 3023 x 5490 (300dpi)

Keywords

unusual people male job man men India religious Indian country religion body bodies guy costume occupation clothes beard feet foot headdress dress necklace necklaces jewellery jewelry traditional costume turban Hinduism sadhu turbans location century profession barefoot clothing bearded concept Hindu holy man APPAREL B&W facial hair bare feet headgear head-dress head dress 19th century black & white black and white B W publisher nineteenth century The Print Collector Hindoostan the body traditional dress portrait Sadu Cassell Unknown Bates Cassell & Company Ltd Petter Galpin & Co Galpin & Company 19th-century clothing & dress fashion & clothing Henry Walter Bates Henry Walter H.W. Bates H.W.