Man from the Ramnami sect reading the Ram Charit Manas, the holy book of the Ramnamis (Chhattisgarh, India), As a sign of devotion, Ramnami people used to tattoo their body and face with the name of Rama, one of the main hindu god. Nowadays, this tradition is disappearing. Indeed, few of them are still tattooed, the younger generation fearing discrimination. The community (or sect) is born in the end of the 19th century as a way to protest against the supremacy of the higher classes in the hindu hierarchical system. Comprised of low caste hindus, they dont accept the caste system, they practise a form of bhakti (devotion) dedicated to the god Rama
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Man from the Ramnami sect reading the Ram Charit Manas, the holy book of the Ramnamis (Chhattisgarh, India), As a sign of devotion, Ramnami people used to tattoo their body and face with the name of Rama, one of the main hindu god. Nowadays, this tradition is disappearing. Indeed, few of them are still tattooed, the younger generation fearing discrimination. The community (or sect) is born in the end of the 19th century as a way to protest against the supremacy of the higher classes in the hindu hierarchical system. Comprised of low caste hindus, they dont accept the caste system, they practise a form of bhakti (devotion) dedicated to the god Rama

Date

09 déc. 2025

Crédit

Photo12/ImageBROKER/Franck Metois

Notre référence

BRK26E20_400

Model release

Non

Property release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

117.4Mo (39.1Mo) / 45.6cm x 64.5cm / 5383 x 7622 (300dpi)

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