Caption

Portrait of an unknown man from the Aghori mendicant community of Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India, photograph, page, inscription: 'AGHOREE., HINDOO MENDICANT., BENARES.', number: '(94)', Varanasi, c. 1858 - in or before 1868, photographer, North India, paper, albumen print, height 128 mm x width 105 mm, Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, human races, peoples, nationalities, A sepia-toned oval photograph of a barefoot man standing against a plain backdrop, his torso bare and a cloth wrapped around his waist and draped over one shoulder, holding a small round object in one hand and a rectangular object in the other, with a neutral facial expression and a shaved head, the image set on a light-colored page with a rectangular bordered area below the oval.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B03_463

License type

Rights managed

Available size

52.3Mb (8.7Mb) / 11.0in x 18.5in / 3297 x 5541 (300dpi)

Keywords

Portrait unknown man Aghori mendicant community Varanasi Uttar Pradesh India photograph page inscription Aghoree Hindoo Mendicant Benares number 94 c 1858 - 1868 photographer North India paper albumen print height 128 mm x width 105 mm Hinduism Buddhism Jainism human races peoples nationalities sepia-toned oval photograph barefoot man standing plain backdrop torso bare cloth wrapped waist draped shoulder holding small round object hand rectangular object neutral facial expression shaved head image set light-colored page rectangular bordered area oval