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Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Interesting Old Photos From Malabar

Fishermen on the beach. (1921)

A lonely walk along the beach. (1936)
Thali Temple, near Calicut. This photo was taken about 1900-1 
by the Archeological Survey of India.

Pilgrims with offerings to Kannadiparambu Temple. (1902)

Nilambur Raja. (1908)

Ali Musaliyar, an important leader of the Moplah Revolt in 1921. (1922)

Nayar Women. (1914)

Muslim women. (1901)

Christian women. (1912)

A low caste woman. They were not allowed to cover the breasts. (1912)

A Kalari (probably gymnastics) School, 1905. 
Interestingly, the master is wearing Western clothes.

A Nayar girl. (1901)

Acknowledgement: Wikimedia Commons.

All photos are in the Public Domain.