MAKE A MEME View Large Image Women gathering cowdung, Ahmadabad (c. 1870).jpg en Photograph of women gathering cowdung at Ahmadabad in Gujarat taken by Shivashanker Narayen in c 1870 from the Archaeological Survey of India Narayen contributed to the book 'The People of ...
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Keywords: Women gathering cowdung, Ahmadabad (c. 1870).jpg en Photograph of women gathering cowdung at Ahmadabad in Gujarat taken by Shivashanker Narayen in c 1870 from the Archaeological Survey of India Narayen contributed to the book 'The People of India' published by the India Museum in 1868-75 After photography was introduced into India in the 1840s it rapidly grew in popularity particularly as a means to record the vast diversity of people and their dress manners trades customs and religions Cow dung is collected and made into flat round 'patties' which are dried on walls and roofs and then sold as fuel and used extensively on cooking fires and for heating It has many other uses including fertiliser and as a flooring material when mixed with mud and water 1870 http //www oldindianphotos in/2009_01_18_archive html Shivashanker Narayen other versions Custom license marker 2014 10 16 PD-100 Uploaded with UploadWizard Ahmedabad in the 1870s Animal feces Women of India Cows in Gujarat Dry animal dung fuel in India Cow dung fuel
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