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Two men pose with statues of God Murugan and his peacock

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Two unidentified Sri Lankan men are in front of a roof supported by poles with two large statues of iconography (Hindu God Murugan and peacock) that each stand on its own pallet in Sri Lanka [then Ceylon]. One man sits on the pallet that the a statue of God Murugan stands upon. One man stands between the two pallets and places his hand on the neck of God Murugan's peacock. A cobra snake rises up below the peacock. Printed in white below the seated man, "Hindu God. No. 226." Another roof supported by poles is on the upper right-hand side of the photograph.
Date Published
1894 to 1900
Subjects
Statues
Hindu gods
Sri Lankans
Men
Notes
No date; likely late 1890s
#226 in a series; caption: "Hindu god."
Digitizing agency: University of Missouri—Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.
Extent Of Original
1 photograph : black and white print ; 21 x 28 cm
Member of
Jacob L. Loose Collection
Source File
umkc_lsc_loose_photo-034.tif
Genres
Albumen prints
Black & white photographs
Types
photographs
Physical Location
LaBudde Special Collections
Rights
Copyright Undetermined
All collection images may be freely searched and displayed. Permission must be received for subsequent use and/or distribution in print or electronically. Please contact LaBudde Special Collections at specialcollections@umkc.edu for more information.
Rights
Copyright Undetermined
All collection images may be freely searched and displayed. Permission must be received for subsequent use and/or distribution in print or electronically. Please contact LaBudde Special Collections at specialcollections@umkc.edu for more information.

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