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View of the mausoleums of Qutb Shahi dynasty at Golkonda, India.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Costume - Hats and headwear, Ethnic groups, French, Funerary monuments, Golkonda, Human types, India, Indians, Mausoleums, Qutb Shahi dynasty, Religious practices, Sultans

Characters of the Malayalam alphabet.

Tags: Alphabets, India, Kerala, Malayalam alphabet, Social sphere and everyday life

A woman is thrown into her husband's funeral pyre, India.

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Acrobats performing on the street at the city of Amer, India.

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Death of an Indian fakir on the shores of Ganges river.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Baskets, Costume - Hats and headwear, Fruit, Ganges river, Houses, Human types, India, Priests, Religious practices, Rites of passage, Rivers, Social sphere and everyday life

Celebration of the feast of Huli in Kabul. The feast, a remnant of pagan cults, lasted the two days of the full moon of February. On the second day, the inhabitants of Kabul would gather at the central square and destroy a gigantic effigy made especially for this festivity. The feast closed as a child, symbol of the new-born god, shot his arrows at the giant's heart.

Tags: Afghanistan, Architecture and built environment, Children, Costume - Hats and headwear, Festivities / Celebrations, Houses, Human types, Kabul, Leisure, Religious practices, Social sphere and everyday life

Carriage typically used by affluent merchants of India.

Tags: Animals, Architecture and built environment, Bovids, Carriages, Houses, Human types, India, Modes of transport, Servants, Social sphere and everyday life, Travel, Women

Woman bandit on the route from Agra to Delhi.

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Local costumes of Agra, India.

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Celebration at the streets of Visapur, India, for the wedding of the daughter of the local governor.

Tags: Animals, Architecture and built environment, Costume - Hats and headwear, Elephants, Festivities / Celebrations, Fireworks, Human types, India, Leisure, Music, Musical instruments, Musicians, Social sphere and everyday life, Visapur, Wedding ceremonies

Preparation of palm wine, known as tari in Hindi and as tadi to British colonists, out of coconuts.

Tags: Agricultural tools, Coconuts, Costume - Hats and headwear, Ethnic groups, French, Human types, India, Indians, Natural environment, Plants, Professions, Social sphere and everyday life

The mausoleum of Muslim saint Shah Alam in Ahmedabad, India.

Tags: Ahmedabad, Architecture and built environment, Baskets, Costume - Hats and headwear, Ethnic groups, French, Funerary monuments, Human types, India, Mausoleum of Shah Alam, Mosques, Religious practices, Sufi orders

Title page of the fifth volume of the edition.

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