Arkivism
Representations of Religious Rituals from India
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Representations of Religious Rituals from India

1722 · etching; engraving; paper

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

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Sheet with two depictions of Indian rituals. Top: Interior of an Indian temple. In the middle, an old man descends through an opening in the ground via a ladder. He points to a naked boy, who is tied to a chair as a sacrifice. Bottom: Procession for the Indian god Vishnu. The image of the god is carried on a plank. Onlookers kneel in adoration. Below the depictions a caption in French. Numbered in the top right: 105.

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Credit lineVoorstellingen van religieuze rituelen uit India. 1722. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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