Image: Group of Tamil girls

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Description: Studio portrait of three children wearing jewellery, at Madras in Tamil Nadu, taken in c. 1870 The young girl on the left is wearing the half-sari which is the traditional dress of adolescent girls in the South Indian states. The girl in the centre of the photograph is wearing the jewelled head-dress traditionally worn at marriage ceremonies or at 'rites of passage' ceremonies performed when a girl reaches puberty.
Title: Group of Tamil girls
Credit: Madras School of Industrial Arts
Author: This photograph is attributed to the Madras School of Industrial Arts which was an important training centre for photographers in the area, established in 1850.
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License: Public domain
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