Representations of religious customs from India, Bernard Picart (workshop of), 1723, Sheet with two representations of religious customs from India. Above: Procession for Ganga, the river goddess of the Ganges. Believers sacrifice goats to the goddess to be absolved of their sins. Below: Believers during the Holi festival, they celebrate the victory of good over evil. In the background the funeral pyre symbolizing evil. Below the representations a caption in French. Numbered in the upper right: 108., print maker: Bernard Picart, (workshop of), Bernard Picart, (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 1723, paper, etching, engraving, h 327 mm × w 217 mm
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