The Coorg Harvest Festival, Madras, 1852
The Coorg Harvest Festival held in Madras, India, 1852. This festival was an annual event held just prior to the farmers gathering the harvest. This image showing a traditional dance with each of the male dancers holding two sticks. Following the dances were games and bouts of single combat with swords
Picture No
10219048
Media ID
45995390
Size
6296px x 3842px
(4.1MB)
Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
Illustrated London News. 1852. top of page 213
Date
1852
