A scene with fakirs and ritualistic animal sacrificeFaquires Bequedes Mahometans
Year: 1678-1686
From: Nicolo Manucci, Histoire de l'Inde depuis Tamerlank jusquà Orangzeb [ms Libro Rosso, fol. 50v]
Location: Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris
Keywords: Animal Sacrifice India
Edited by: Chiara Petrolini
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