Photo by Wide and Klein 



A CRUKL SKLF-TORTURE 



At certain seasons of the year many men of the lower castes mav be seen to undergo 

 tortures of a cruel kind, as, for example, passing an iron wire through the cheek, as shown in 

 the picture. Sometimes this is done from vanity or a desire for pecuniary gain, but often 

 for less obvious reasons. Note the flower-adorned begging-bowl. 



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