Charak Puja

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Size:	10 x 14 inches (with mount)
Medium:	Hand-Coloured Engraving
Condition:	Good condition; light spotting in white margin

Description

A hand-coloured engraving by J.J. Crew from “The Illustrated History of the British Empire in India and East; from the Earliest Times to the Suppression of the Sepoy Mutiny in 1859” by the historian E.H. Nolan. Published by James S Virtue in the 19th century. The engraving is entitled “The Churuk Puja or Swinging Ceremony” and depicts Charak Puja or Pachamara Mela which is a Hindu folk festival held in honour of the deity Shiva. The festival is observed in the Indian state of West Bengal and in Bangladesh. Women fast before this festival and male devotees swing on the ends of ropes attached by hooks through their skin. The signature of J.J. Crew also appears on the lower left side of the image.
James Sprent Virtue (18 May 1829 - 29 March 1892) was a British publisher.

The engraving measures 6.25 x 9.5 inches without the mount and 10 x 14 inches with the mount.

Description

A hand-coloured engraving by J.J. Crew from “The Illustrated History of the British Empire in India and East; from the Earliest Times to the Suppression of the Sepoy Mutiny in 1859” by the historian E.H. Nolan. Published by James S Virtue in the 19th century. The engraving is entitled “The Churuk Puja or Swinging Ceremony” and depicts Charak Puja or Pachamara Mela which is a Hindu folk festival held in honour of the deity Shiva. The festival is observed in the Indian state of West Bengal and in Bangladesh. Women fast before this festival and male devotees swing on the ends of ropes attached by hooks through their skin. The signature of J.J. Crew also appears on the lower left side of the image.
James Sprent Virtue (18 May 1829 - 29 March 1892) was a British publisher.

The engraving measures 6.25 x 9.5 inches without the mount and 10 x 14 inches with the mount.

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Details

Size:	10 x 14 inches (with mount)
Medium:	Hand-Coloured Engraving
Condition:	Good condition; light spotting in white margin

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