Caption

Portrait of Sook Narain, a high priest from Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India, photograph, page, Prayagraj is also known as Allahabad., number: '(105 A )', inscription: 'SOOK NARAIN PUNDIT., HINDOO: MISSER BRAHMIN., ALLAHABAD.', Allahabad, c. 1858 - in or before 1868, photographer, North India, paper, albumen print, height 120 mm x width 95 mm, human races, peoples, nationalities, priest, Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, An oval sepia photograph shows an older man standing on a narrow wooden floor, wearing a wrapped garment draped over one shoulder and a light cloth around his lower body, with a cloth cap on his head and a shawl folded across his arm, his feet are bare and his hands are held near his midsection, and the oval image is set against a light rectangular background with a bordered panel beneath it.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B03_475

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Rights managed

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49.3Mb (6.3Mb) / 10.8in x 17.7in / 3239 x 5315 (300dpi)

Keywords

Portrait Sook Narain high priest Prayagraj Uttar Pradesh India photograph page also Allahabad number 105 inscription Sook Narain Pundit Hindoo Misser Brahmin c 1858 - 1868 photographer North India paper albumen print height 120 mm x width 95 mm human races peoples nationalities priest Hinduism Buddhism Jainism oval sepia photograph older man standing narrow wooden floor wearing wrapped garment draped shoulder light cloth lower body cloth cap head shawl folded across arm feet bare hands held near midsection oval image set light rectangular background bordered panel beneath