Brahman. Gouache drawing.

A begging Brahman performing a ritual with his wife. Gouache drawing.

Marriage of Rama to Sita with Brahmins making fire sacrifice. Coloured transfer lithograph.

A Brahman. Gouache drawing.

A Brahmin praying to the Sun-god. Coloured lithograph, 1851.

A Brahmin performing a bathing ritual in the Ganges. Coloured lithograph, 1851.

A Brahman after his ritual puja. Watercolour drawing.

Brahman priest and wife. Gouache drawing.

An Indian man wearing a Parsi string and make-up, squatting on a rug with his hand in a rosary bag, in a studio setting. Photograph, ca.1900.

Two begging Brahmans carrying a religious altar and symbols. Gouache drawing.

Brahman merchant couple. Watercolour drawing.

A begging Brahman carrying some rice accompanied by his wife. Gouache drawing.

1 drawing : gouache, with gold and gum arabic

1 photograph : black and white photoprint

A Hindu priest offering a young woman some holy beads. Gouache drawing.

Migrant Brāhmaṇas in northern India : their settlement and general impact c. A.D. 475-1030 / Swati Datta (née Sen Gupta).

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Brahmans

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Images referencing Brahmans

Works from the collections

Brahman priest and wife. Gouache drawing.

An Indian man wearing a Parsi string and make-up, squatting on a rug with his hand in a rosary bag, in a studio setting. Photograph, ca.1900.

A Brahman after his ritual puja. Watercolour drawing.

A Hindu priest offering a young woman some holy beads. Gouache drawing.

Migrant Brāhmaṇas in northern India : their settlement and general impact c. A.D. 475-1030 / Swati Datta (née Sen Gupta).

Brahmans

Images from the collections

Images referencing Brahmans

Works from the collections

Brahman priest and wife. Gouache drawing.

An Indian man wearing a Parsi string and make-up, squatting on a rug with his hand in a rosary bag, in a studio setting. Photograph, ca.1900.

A Brahman after his ritual puja. Watercolour drawing.

A Hindu priest offering a young woman some holy beads. Gouache drawing.

Migrant Brāhmaṇas in northern India : their settlement and general impact c. A.D. 475-1030 / Swati Datta (née Sen Gupta).

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