"Bramins," by *Mallet*, 1719

Source: ebay, Oct. 2013




"Ceremonies of the Indian Brahmans in the wedding of their children," by Pieter van der Aa, from 'La Galerie Agreable du Monde (...).Tome premier des Indes Orientales.', published by P. van der Aa, Leyden, c. 1725.

Source: ebay, Feb. 2012


*"Pretre Indous," 1780, with original (?) hand coloring*

Source: ebay, Oct. 2015




A pujari of Dharma-raja, from 'Voyage aux Index orientales' by Pierre Sonnerat, Paris, 1782

Source: ebay, Apr. 2009




"Brahmin students," from the Illustrated London News, 1858

Source: ebay, Sept. 2010




"Brahmani man praying," a wood engraving by Emile Bayard, from 'Le Tour du Monde', 1869

Source: ebay, Aug. 2008



"Water Brahmins" (who fetch water for ritually pure purposes?), a photo from the 1870's

Source: ebay, Apr. 2009


*A Brahmin chief priest in a procession; a German print, 1870's*

Source: ebay, Feb. 2009




A lantern slide, c.1890

Source: ebay, Sept. 2008


*"Teachers of the faith of 150,000,000 people--typical Brahman priests at Secunderabad," a stereoscopic view, c.1900* (Ames Library)





"Brahmin Priest in India," a photo from 1921

Source: ebay, Sept. 2008



A photo from a soldier's album, Calcutta, c.1926

Source: ebay, Sept. 2009




The shraddh ceremony, Madurai, in a news bureau photo from 1943; *the original caption*

Source: ebay, Sept. 2010




Worship of Krishna, in a photo c. 1950's, with original hand coloring

Source: ebay, Nov. 2009




Rituals at a South Indian wedding, c.1950's

Source: ebay, Feb. 2009




A Brahmin greets a sacred cow, Banaras, 1983; a photo from the archives of the Denver Post

Source: ebay, Sept. 2010




The photographer calls this one "Easy rider: arriving at Brihadishwara Temple"

Source: http://www.indiamike.com/photopost/showphoto.php/photo/28589/
(downloaded Mar. 2009)


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