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Varkari [Pilgrims]

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English: Paul Gerhardt

The Ravi Varma Press Mumbai Bombay 1899 Lithograph Court sized Divided back 12.30x8.75cm

Varkari (meaning "a pilgrim") is areligious movement within the bhakti spiritual tradition of Hinduism, geographically associated with the Indian state of Maharashtra. This is a card by Paul Gerhardt, chief lithographer at the Ravi Varma Press, made in 1899 and is among the first artist-signed cards made and printed in India, part of a series advertised in The Times of India in September, 1899. The earliest postmarked example known so far was sent from Tuticorin, India on March 8, 1901 to Prof. Moriz Lowry [sp?], Esq., Garden Street 1251, Hoboken, New Jersey, USA.
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