"Mission du Maduré [Madura]. Université St Joseph. 25. - Un étudiant Brahme Telougou, sectateur de Siva. Antoni Issar, Brahme Punjab, baptisé à Trichinopoly." The first man pictured is a Telugu Brahmin student and follower of Siva. The second man ...
"Missioni Salesiane di Tanjore - India - Serie II. 15. - Madura - Città indiana a volo d'uccello." This bird's-eye view of Madura, India prominently displays three large towers that are part of their temples. On the back is printed a quote from Sac...
"Series XIV. - 3. View of Madura from the Royal Palace's terrace." An aerial view of Madura from the terrace of the Royal Palace. A few pagodas in the distance rise above all other buildings in the city. A man dressed in white sits cross-legged on ...
"22. - Indes. - Un triomphe de la Foi : un Indien de Haute Caste se fait Catéchiste des petits Parias - Missions des PP. Jésuites au Maduré [Madura]." A boy of a high caste speaks with younger boys from a lower caste. Some are sitting on the ground ...
"58. Indes (Maduré [Madura]) - Une Classe De Physique Au Collège Des Pères Jésuites A Trichinopoly." Students work on a lab in a physics class at a Jesuit College. Additional information on the back directs donations to Paris and Lyon, France.
“Madura (Indes) ̶ Religieuses de St-Joseph de Lyon ̶ Nos petites Kalleres.” A group of young girls is shown during a lesson conducted by a missionary sister. The name of the publisher “Phototypie Lescuyer, 16, r. Remparts-d’Ainay, Lyon ̶ .” is...
"24. - Indes. - Le catéchiste, la veille du Dimanche, prépare son instruction Missions des PP. Jésuites au Maduré [Madura]." An indigenous catechist is reading a book thoughtfully while sitting on a rock outside. Additional information on the back d...
"Mission du Maduré [Madura]. 16. A AYAMPALAYAM, le génie protecteur des champs." Men and women pose around a large statue of the god Ayampalayam, the protector of the fields. Additional information on the back indicates that postcard was printed in...
"Aux Indes. - La messe dans la pauvre chapele auprès du temple de madura. - S. J." A Mass is held at a small chapel near the Temple of Madura. A man in the foreground is holding a snake and men in the background are riding elephants. The image on t...
Subject (Geographic):
Madurai (Tamil Nadu, India)
Subject (Topic):
Animals; Churches; Clergy; Indigenous populations; Religious practice
"Mission du Maduré [Madura]. 22. - Leçon de catéchisme: Il a donné sa vie pour nous." Missionaries are standing before a group of children, teaching them the catechism. The teacher is using a picture on an easel of Christ dying on the cross. The s...
"Mission du Maduré [Madura]. 3. - En famille, nettoyage des utensiles." A mother is cleaning a pot with her foot in front of a thatched-roof house. Her daughter, squatting on the ground, looks up at the woman. Additional information on the back in...
"Series XII. - 1. The portico of the Temple, Madura." The temple portico has columns that are ornately carved with horses, dragon-like heads, elephants, and men. A few men stand outside the temple. Additional information on the back notes that post...
"Svenska Kyrkans Mission. Barnhemsflickor äta middag, Madura. 2 Kor. 9:6-11." Girls are eating a meal in three semi-circles outside a Swedish Church Mission. They are sitting cross-legged on the ground.
"Mission des Soeurs de St-Joseph de Lyon au Maduré [Madura] (Inde). 1 - Jeune Mariée au beau Sari Soyeux." A young woman stands in front of a wall hanging, dressed in traditional clothes. Additional information reads, "Véritable Photo au Bromure - ...
"Mission du Maduré [Madura]. 2. - Écoliers chrétiens - Leurs livres sont en feuilles de palmier." Six children pose for the camera in front of a stone wall. Three are standing behind the three other sitting on the ground. They are students at a Ch...
"Mission du Maduré [Madura]. 1. - A Madura, le temple de la déesse Minatchi, femme de Siva." The temple of the goddess Minatchi, a woman of Siva, is depicted. There are four tall, ornate towers, rising above shorter buildings. Additional informati...
"Mission du Maduré [Madura]. 6. - Le dieu Karouppon dans la pagode de Madura." Two boys stand in front of a large statue of the god Karouppon in the pagoda of Madura. The God is sitting on a decorated horse, lifting its front legs, with statues of ...
"Mission du Maduré [Madura]. 13. - Deux orphelines élevées grâce à la Ste-Enfance." Two orphaned girls pose for the camera with their hands clasped as if in prayer. A stamp on the back reads, "Cercle Missionnaire Du Sanatorium Du Clerge - Thorenc -...
"Mission du Maduré [Madura]. 24. - En tournée apostolique." Two young men are sitting in a covered wagon, pulled by oxen. One of them is steering the oxen. A missionary stands next to the wagon. Additional information indicates that this postcard...