Portrait of a mendicant (Bairagi) from Multan, Punjab, Pakistan, who carries water from the Ganga river, photograph, page, number: '(277)', inscription: 'BAIRAGEE., HINDOO MENDICANT FRIAR., MOOLTAN.', Multan, c. 1862 - in or before 1872, photographer, paper, albumen print, height 145 mm x width 105 mm, religious functions, Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, human races, peoples, nationalities, A sepia-toned photograph shows a standing man wearing a tall pointed headpiece and layered necklaces, with a wrapped garment around his waist and bands around his thighs; he holds a long staff with one hand and supports a horizontal pole across his shoulders from which hang two tall conical cloth bundles decorated at the bases and small hanging bells, with tassels or bundles attached near the top of the pole, and the scene is framed within an arched border on a pale background.
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Portrait of a mendicant (Bairagi) from Multan, Punjab, Pakistan, who carries water from the Ganga river, photograph, page, number: '(277)', inscription: 'BAIRAGEE., HINDOO MENDICANT FRIAR., MOOLTAN.', Multan, c. 1862 - in or before 1872, photographer, paper, albumen print, height 145 mm x width 105 mm, religious functions, Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, human races, peoples, nationalities, A sepia-toned photograph shows a standing man wearing a tall pointed headpiece and layered necklaces, with a wrapped garment around his waist and bands around his thighs; he holds a long staff with one hand and supports a horizontal pole across his shoulders from which hang two tall conical cloth bundles decorated at the bases and small hanging bells, with tassels or bundles attached near the top of the pole, and the scene is framed within an arched border on a pale background.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B04_025

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Portrait mendicant Bairagi Multan Punjab Pakistan carries water Ganga river photograph page number 277 inscription Bairagee Hindoo Mendicant Friar Mooltan c 1862 - 1872 photographer paper albumen print height 145 mm x width 105 mm religious functions Hinduism Buddhism Jainism human races peoples nationalities sepia-toned photograph standing man wearing tall pointed headpiece layered necklaces wrapped garment waist bands thighs holds long staff hand supports horizontal pole across shoulders hang two tall conical cloth bundles decorated bases small hanging bells tassels bundles attached near top pole scene framed within arched border pale background

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