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India: A Hindu sannyasi resting on a bed of nails, Varanasi, 1907 (photo)

India: A Hindu sannyasi resting on a bed of nails, Varanasi, 1907 (photo)
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India: A Hindu sannyasi resting on a bed of nails, Varanasi, 1907 (photo)
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Photographer
Unknown photographer, (20th century)
Medium
photograph
Date
1907 AD (C20th AD)
Shooting Date
1907
Image description

Herbert Ponting's 1907 photograph is captioned 'a fakir in Benares' (Varanasi), India. However, it is far more likely this depicts a Hindu sannyasin since Varanasi is the holiest city in Hinduism where large numbers of ascetics gather.

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Pictures from History / Bridgeman Images
Image keywords
1900s / 20th century / fakir / man / India / Asia / tradition / culture / black and white / photo / reclining

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