Arkivism
Ascetics by a street in East India with a small shrine of Jagannath behind them
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Ascetics by a street in East India with a small shrine of Jagannath behind them

anonymous · c. 1865 - c. 1875 · albumen print; photographic support

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Part of a travel album with views of sights in India, Germany, Switzerland and France. Jagannath is a god worshipped in regional traditions, originally from Odisha in eastern India. He is a representation of Krishna and is depicted as a triad with his brother Balarama and sister Subhadra.

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Credit lineAscetics by a street in East India with a small shrine of Jagannath behind them. c. 1865 - c. 1875. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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