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Fakir belonging to a sect known for occasional nudity, Calcutta, West Bengal. Coloured etching by Francois Balthazar Solvyns, 1799.
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Fakir belonging to a sect known for occasional nudity, Calcutta, West Bengal. Coloured etching by Francois Balthazar Solvyns, 1799.

Balt. Solvyns · 1799

CC0 — Public Domain
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Lettering: An abd'hoot.

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