Badaga ritual swing in Tamil Nadu

In the foreground is the wooden frame of a ritual swing, constructed on the edge of a village by Badagas for the goddess Bhagavati. During the annual festival to her, the seat is hung from the cross-beam.

Full title: Badaga ritual swing in Tamil Nadu [electronic resource] English.
Format: Photo           
Language: English
Published: [S.l.] : [s.n.], 1948.
Series: SOAS Digital Library.
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