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India - Golden Temple of Amritsar - fakirs early 1900s
Historical views of Tibet. The Grand Lama with priests and worshippers 46, Lama priest sprinkling a home with holy water 47, and victor drinking out of an enemys skull 48
India, group of Fakirs, circa 1870s. Date: circa 1870s
Bathing in the Ganges by Fortunino MataniaWith our special artist in India: a wonderful sight in the metropolis of Hinduism. Thousands of pilgrims, fakirs and other worshippers bathing in the holy waters of the Ganges, Benares, India
A Group of Hindu Indian FakirsA superb photograph (on a postcard) of a group of Hindu Indian Fakirs, one with immensely long hair (right). Date: circa 1910s
Bathing at the River Ganges, 1912Illustration by Fortunino Matania at Benares, showing thousands of pilgrims, fakirs and other worshippers bathing in the holy waters of the Ganges. Date: January 1912
Group of Fakirs, or holy men, India, circa 1890. Date: circa 1890
Fakirs in IndiaFakirs (Muslim Sufi ascetics) in India, some with whitened faces. Date: circa 1890s
Depiction of Hindu worhip with fakirs. From: Histoire gnrale des crmonies, moeurs, et coutumes religieuses de tous les peuples du monde. Date: 1741
Two Indian Fakirs, 1730Two fakirs : the one standing is holding his arms above his head till they waste away, and so is his sleeping companion (which means they never use their hands for anything)
Fakir hanging over a fire, IndiaA fakir in India hangs over a fire for three hours without manifesting any signs of pain
Indian FakirsTwo fakirs stand or lie in uncomfortable positions, to the greater glory of their gods