Caption

Portrait of an unknown priest from the Smarta Brahmin community of Mysore, Karnataka, India, photograph, page, number: '413.', inscription: 'LAUKIKA SMARTHA., BRAHMIN., MYSORE.', Mysore, c. 1865 - in or before 1875, photographer, South India, paper, albumen print, height 98 mm x width 76 mm, head-gear: turban, Brahma (supreme being, creator, etc., Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism), human races, peoples, nationalities, An oval-framed sepia photograph shows a seated man wearing a wrapped turban and draped cloth garments, sitting cross-legged on a textured mat with one hand resting on his knee and the other on the mat; his face has a beard and he looks toward the camera, and the image is centered on a pale background with a rectangular bordered area below the oval.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B04_114

License type

Rights managed

Available size

39.1Mb (3.1Mb) / 9.7in x 15.7in / 2910 x 4697 (300dpi)

Keywords

Portrait unknown priest Smarta Brahmin community Mysore Karnataka India photograph page number 413 inscription Laukika Smartha Brahmin c 1865 - 1875 photographer South India paper albumen print height 98 mm x width 76 mm head-gear turban Brahma supreme creator etc Hinduism Buddhism Jainism human races peoples nationalities oval-framed sepia photograph seated man wearing wrapped turban draped cloth garments sitting cross-legged textured mat hand resting knee mat face beard looks camera image centered pale background rectangular bordered area oval