Chenchu man performing a ritual

This Chenchu man is preparing food offerings as part of a ritual to avert disease. Two other food offerings have already been placed on two stones in front of other, upright stones. Chenchus, like other people, including their Hindu neighbours, often perform ceremonies near a group of stones that th...

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Full title: Chenchu man performing a ritual [electronic resource].
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Language: English
Published: [S.l.] : [s.n.], 1940.
Series: SOAS Digital Library.
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Summary: This Chenchu man is preparing food offerings as part of a ritual to avert disease. Two other food offerings have already been placed on two stones in front of other, upright stones. Chenchus, like other people, including their Hindu neighbours, often perform ceremonies near a group of stones that they assemble at the foot of a tree.
Language: English
Published: [S.l.] : [s.n.], 1940.
Subjects:
Series: SOAS Digital Library.
ASC.
REGIONS.
FORMATS.
PHOTOS.
RSEA.
FURER.
ILOA.
Access: © 1940, The Estate of Christoph von Fürer-Haimendorf. The Estate is currently (2015) represented by Nicholas Haimendorf, son of Christoph von Fürer-Haimendorf. ----- Creative Commons (by-nc-nd). -- This image may be used in accord with Creative Commons license Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs.
Place of Publication: India -- Telangana -- Mahbubnagar District.