Girls in formal attire with ornate jewelry, India, ca.1920-1940

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Title: Girls in formal attire with ornate jewelry, India, ca.1920-1940
Published / Created: between 1920 and 1940
Description: Girls wearing formal clothes, large necklaces, bracelets, earrings, and crowns with flowers in them are performing some kind of ritual. It might be part of a festival since there are people watching in the background. This postcard has been colorized. A typed note on the back of the postcard thanks benefactors and tells them that the recipients of their financial assistance remember them in prayer every day.
Extent: photographic postcards, 10.5 x 15 cm

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