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Badagas.
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1885 (Creation)
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1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 8 cm
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One photograph of four men from the Badagas ethno-linguistic community in Ooty [Udhagamandalam]. The men are wearing turbans and a type of clothing similar to a toga that is worn over one shoulder. All men are holding farm implements. It is hard to tell in the photograph, but the men may also be wearing the Tripundra, the Shaivite tilaka.
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Purchased from William Reese in 2023.
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The Badagas are an ethno-linguistic community in India who are not currently considered a scheduled tribe. They are Shaivite Hindus who focus their worship on Shiva. Shaivites wear the Tripundra, a tilaka marking their affiliation with Shiva. A tilaka is a mark worn by Hindus, usually on the forehead.
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Created JB 2023.
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- English