Child Priests in Varanasi (Banaras), India
Child Priests in Varanasi (Banaras), India
Prior to independence in 1948, a number of RSAA members were employed by the Indian Civil Service (ICS). Images taken by diplomats, bureaucrats and photographers such as Sir Stuart Mitford Fraser, are included in the society’s archive and show regional rulers, politicians and religious figures as well as royal processions and religious ceremonies.
Photos supplied from the RSAA Archive and RSAA Members. This photo ©Tracing Tea 2008
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