MAKE A MEME View Large Image Hindu wife prays to the Siva for blessing of fertility in Calcutta in 1945.jpg Hindu wife prays to the God Siva for blessing of fertility Phallic symbol is obscured by iron grating at base of a type cactus tree which is believed to have ...
View Original:A_Hindu_wife_prays_to_the_Siva_for_blessing_of_fertility_in_Calcutta_in_1945.jpg (953x707)
Download: Original    Medium    Small Thumb
Courtesy of:commons.wikimedia.org More Like This
Keywords: A Hindu wife prays to the Siva for blessing of fertility in Calcutta in 1945.jpg Hindu wife prays to the God Siva for blessing of fertility Phallic symbol is obscured by iron grating at base of a type cactus tree which is believed to have power to endow worshipper with productive powers Woman whose face barely shows behind tree has prayed in vain for days and has been seen there day after day by Red Cross girls who take GI tours to the temple The South Asia Section of the Van Pelt Library University of Pennsylvania recently acquired from a bookdealer a photograph album consisting of 60 photographs of Calcutta taken most likely between 1945-1946 The photographer Mr Clyde Waddell also provided the interesting glosses accompanying each photograph Several attested copies of this work has emerged including one with a 'title page' held by the Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond Louisiana Mr Waddell was a military photographer Many of his captions sound like annotations that would be found in a typical military magazine The album begins with several general long shots of Calcutta and ends with a picture of dhobi-s washermen washing clothes The text accompanying the last photograph also sounds as if the author intended to finish with that picture of one of the great mysteries of India The annotations have been included because of their intrinsic interest not only to the photographs but to a 'typical' American impression of India at this time 1945 http //www library upenn edu/collections/sasia/calcutta1947/ Clyde Waddell other versions PD-USGov Van Pelt Library University of Pennsylvania - Clyde Waddell Calcutta 1940's photos Uploaded with UploadWizard Hindu women from India
Terms of Use   Search of the Day