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Sepia photograph of a crowd of men in white robes gathered on open ground around a drummer, with veiled women at the right and buildings in the distance.

A celebratory dance for discharged patients, during the bubonic plague outbreak in Karachi, India. Photograph, 1897.

A large outdoor crowd of men in white robes and turbans gathers on open ground, with a drummer in the centre holding a large drum. Women in dark veils stand at the right edge, while distant buildings, trees and a camel appear on the flat horizon. The sepia albumen print has soft tonal gradation.

Artist
Unknown
Date
1897
Medium
Albumen prints Photographs
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 2959 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1897.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: Multitud reunida con tambor, Karachi, India, 1897, fotografía en albúmina

Una gran multitud de hombres con túnicas y turbantes blancos se reúne en un terreno abierto, con un tamborilero en el centro que sostiene un tambor grande. Mujeres con velos oscuros se ubican en el borde derecho, mientras que edificios lejanos, árboles y un camello aparecen en el horizonte plano. La copia en albúmina sepia tiene una gradación tonal suave.

Português: Multidão reunida com tambor, Karachi, Índia, 1897, fotografia em albumina

Uma grande multidão de homens com túnicas e turbantes brancos reúne-se em terreno aberto, com um tocador de tambor no centro segurando um tambor grande. Mulheres com véus escuros ficam na borda direita, enquanto edifícios distantes, árvores e um camelo aparecem no horizonte plano. A cópia em albumina sépia tem gradação tonal suave.