Picture No | 11982628 |
Date | 1915 |
Description | Sacred books of the East for Indian Soldiers |
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Examples of the Koran and the Bhagavad Gita, distributed to convalescent Indian soldiers by Alfred Ezra, a businessman with connections in the east. These tiny scriptures were enclosed in metal cases and came with a magnifying glass.
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Source | Unattributed photograph reproduced in The Sphere, 30 October 1915 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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