[www.keralites.net] Old Photos-Various Vintage Photos-Part 92

 

Two Devadasis - Tamil Nadu South India 1920's In Hinduism, the devadasi tradition (देवदासी / ದೇವದಾಸಿ; "servant of god") is a religious tradition in which girls are "married" and dedicated to a deity (deva or devi) or to a temple and includes performance aspects such as those that take place in the temple as well as in the courtly and mujuvani [telegu] or home context. Originally, in addition to this and taking care of the temple and performing rituals, these women learned and practiced Sadir, Odissi and other classical Indian artistic traditions and enjoyed a high social status. Source: Wikipedia

Professor of Astronomy Pandit Bapudeva Sastri teaching a class at Queen's College - Varanasi (Benares) 1870 Photographer: Brajo Gopal Bromochary Source: British Library

Vintage Photograph of a Telugu Couple Credit: Reibert, Altona

Hindu Groom and his Child Bride - 19th Century Credit: Saleni (Armstrong)

Chimnabai II (born Lakshmibai Mohit, 1871-1958), Maharani of Baroda

An Indian Beauty in the Victorian Mughal Costume, circa 1890 Photographer: Raja Deen Dayal

Bengali Hindu Women in Prison in Alipur (Now in West Bengal, Kolkata) - c1856 Credit: Robert

Young Prince and his Courtiers - 1880 Photographer: Raja Deen Dayal

Porters, North Bengal - c1856 Credit: Robert Schlagintweit

Workers of the Nizam of Hyderabad - 1890's Photographer: Raja Deen Dayal

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