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Kashmir hindu priests

Hindu priests writing religious texts, Jammu and Kashmir. Unknown photographer, 1890s. Three members of a group of Brahmins ( the priest caste) are engaged in copying out sacred texts from which they read as part of their duties at ceremonies and festivals.

Public domain file downloaded by Fowler&fowler, 2007 from Wikimedia.

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Uploaded on November 21, 2009
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