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Chanpatia Dist. Sadhum, India, ca. 1906
English: Tinted lantern slide showing a sadhum (sanskrit IAST: sādhvī), a Hindu wandering female sage. The lady has whitened her face and a dark line is painted on her forehead. Her hair is curled in a large knot on the top of her head, and she wears a sari. She sits cross-legged on the ground. The caption to this image reads: « India: Chanpatia Dist[rict]. Sadhum. » This slide comes from a collection created by missionaries from Regions Beyond Missionary Union, an interdenominational Protestant evangelical mission working in northeast India (Bihar and Orissa) and Nepal.
Français : Diapositive teintée montrant une sadhum (sanskrit IAST: sādhvī), une ascète hindoue errante. Son visage est blanchi, une ligne sombre est peinte sur son front. Ses cheveux sont enroulés en chignon sur la tête et elle porte un sari. Elle est assise sur le sol les jambes croisées. La légende indique: « Inde. District de Chanpatia. Sadhum. » Cette diapositive fait partie de la collection conservée par la Regions Beyond Missionary Union, une mission protestante évangélique interconfessionnelle active dans le nord-est de l'Inde (Bihar et Orissa) et au Népal.
Photographer: Unknown
Filename: IMP-CSCNWW33-OS14-60.tif
Coverage date: 1900/1910
Subject (unesco): Religion; Religious activities
Part of collection: International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
Part of subcollection: Photographs from the Centre for the Study of World Christianity, University of Edinburgh, U.K., ca.1900-ca.1940s
Repository name: Centre for the Study of World Christianity
Archival file: Volume3/IMP-CSCNWW33-OS14-60.tif
Repository address: The University of Edinburgh School of Divinity, New College, Mound Place, Edinburgh EH1 2LX, United Kingdom
Geographic subject (country): India
Format (aacr2): lantern slides 8.2 x 8.2cm
Geographic subject (continent): Asia
Rights: Contact the repository for details.
Part of series: Regions Beyond Missionary Union. India captioned lantern slides (CSCNWW33/OS14)
Repository email: divinity-CSWC@ed.ac.uk
Date created: 1900/1910
Publisher (of the digital version): University of Southern California. Libraries
Subject (aat genre): portraits
Format (aat): lantern slides; photographs
Geographic subject (state): Bihar
Access conditions: http://www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/divinity/research/centres/world-christianity/collections-resources
Geographic subject: populated places
File: CSCNWW33/OS14/60
Subject (lcsh): Hinduism; Hindu priests; Women
Date 1900/1910 (date created)
Source http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p15799coll123/id/78275
Author Unknown authorUnknown author

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