Group portrait

Indoor portrait. Full length shot.Group portrait. It is written on the top of the mount "Ramachandrapuram S.T.S. Family Group. Photo taken on 13-4-1955. the tamil month is written in tamil as "Panguni". Below of the mount the name of the persons present in the photograph is written. Children are sitting with crossed legs and 2 boys are sitting on a small stool. They are wearing skirt, blouse (Pavadai Sattai), bangles, ear studds, beaded chains and the customary symbol (pottu) on the forehead. An old lady is sitting on a chair with men who are wearing veshti, shirt and long border stole (ankavastiram). woman standing behind are wearing saree, chain, ear studds, nose studds and the customary symbol (pottu) on the forehead. On the top second rows, 2 woman are carrying baby girls on their left waist. The baby girl are wearing frock, bangles, ear studds, beaded chain, double plait with ruban. it is written on the real left bottom "R. Dasen Madras".