Caption

Portrait of three unknown men from the Bairagi community of the former Berar in central India, photograph, page, number: '403.', inscription: 'BYRAGEES., HINDOO DEVOTEES., BERAR.', photographer: James Mulheran (possibly), Berar, 1862, paper, albumen print, height 64 mm x width 95 mm, human races, peoples, nationalities, asceticism, Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, A sepia-toned photograph shows three seated people on a patterned cloth against a plain backdrop, each occupying a distinct position across the frame; the left person wears a patterned cap and layered garments with a draped cloth across the chest and has a beard and mustache, the central person is bare-chested with a turban and a beard, sitting cross-legged with hands resting in the lap while holding a string of beads, and the right person is bare-chested with shoulder-length hair, arms crossed over the chest, seated with legs folded.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B04_081

License type

Rights managed

Available size

39.5Mb (4.0Mb) / 10.5in x 14.6in / 3152 x 4376 (300dpi)

Keywords

Portrait three unknown men Bairagi community former Berar central India photograph page number 403 inscription Byragees Hindoo Devotees Berar photographer James Mulheran 1862 paper albumen print height 64 mm x width 95 mm human races peoples nationalities asceticism Hinduism Buddhism Jainism sepia-toned photograph three seated people patterned cloth plain backdrop occupying distinct position across frame left person wears patterned cap layered garments draped cloth across chest beard mustache central person bare-chested turban sitting cross-legged hands resting lap holding string beads right person shoulder-length hair arms crossed legs folded