"Pilgrims measuring the distance from shrine to shrine by their own bodies." Pilgrims are lying face down on the ground with their arms outstretched in order to measure the distance between shrines. The feet of observers are on their left. This photograph is from an album prepared by W. K. Norton of The Pilgrims Mission, Benares [Vārānasi].
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