Add to ORKG"A Hindu trying to earn merit by burying his head in the ground. The other man is his companion who calls out to passers-by." A man lies face-down with his head buried in the sand and one knee bent with that foot in the air. His companion sits cross-legged beside him, calling out to people passing by. There are two piles of sticks near them. This photograph is from an album prepared by W. K. Norton of The Pilgrims Mission, Benares [Vārānasi]
"A Hindu trying to earn salvation. The large jar is filled with water and it falls on his head drop...
"The man in the center is hanging by his feet with his head over a slow fire." A man dressed in rag...
"A balancing trick. To earn merit this man swings on a stretched wire and counts his prayer beads."...
"Another man who is trying to earn salvation by burying his head in the ground. The Hindu idea is t...
"To earn religious merit one of these men has his head buried in the earth. His cmpanion attracts a...
"A man buried in the ground with only his head showing above. If he remains buried for any length o...
"The foot sticking out over this man's shoulder is his own foot that he has twisted around. This is...
"A "holy man" on his bed of spikes. By torturing himself in this way, he believes he will go to the...
"To do penance and gain merit this man has held up both arms and has become as helpless as a baby." ...
"Another Hindu "holy" man with one arm raised up over his head. The man sitting at his side countin...
"This Hindu "holy" man sitting on his bed of spikes has his forehead painted with a "sign of the bea...
"Another man hanging by his knees with his head over a fire. He swings back and forth hoping by thi...
"The foot sticking out over this man's shoulder is his own foot that he has twisted around. This is...
"This man tortures himself by holding his breath. His nostrils and his mouth are stopped. He claim...
"Three "holy" men. The two in the foreground are lying on thorny cactus with the locks of their hai...
"A Hindu trying to earn salvation. The large jar is filled with water and it falls on his head drop...
"The man in the center is hanging by his feet with his head over a slow fire." A man dressed in rag...
"A balancing trick. To earn merit this man swings on a stretched wire and counts his prayer beads."...
"Another man who is trying to earn salvation by burying his head in the ground. The Hindu idea is t...
"To earn religious merit one of these men has his head buried in the earth. His cmpanion attracts a...
"A man buried in the ground with only his head showing above. If he remains buried for any length o...
"The foot sticking out over this man's shoulder is his own foot that he has twisted around. This is...
"A "holy man" on his bed of spikes. By torturing himself in this way, he believes he will go to the...
"To do penance and gain merit this man has held up both arms and has become as helpless as a baby." ...
"Another Hindu "holy" man with one arm raised up over his head. The man sitting at his side countin...
"This Hindu "holy" man sitting on his bed of spikes has his forehead painted with a "sign of the bea...
"Another man hanging by his knees with his head over a fire. He swings back and forth hoping by thi...
"The foot sticking out over this man's shoulder is his own foot that he has twisted around. This is...
"This man tortures himself by holding his breath. His nostrils and his mouth are stopped. He claim...
"Three "holy" men. The two in the foreground are lying on thorny cactus with the locks of their hai...
"A Hindu trying to earn salvation. The large jar is filled with water and it falls on his head drop...
"The man in the center is hanging by his feet with his head over a slow fire." A man dressed in rag...
"A balancing trick. To earn merit this man swings on a stretched wire and counts his prayer beads."...