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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.
Source Unattributed photograph reproduced in The Sphere, 30 October 1915
Credit © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
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