Group portrait

Outdoor portrait. Slight deterioration on the bottom left corner. Full length shot. Group portrait. 8 persons (men and young boys) carrying kavadi (a ceremonial sacrifice and offering practiced by devotees during the worship of Lord Murugan, the Hindu God of War. It is a central part of the festival of Thaipusam and emphasizes debt bondage). They are wearing full sleeve shirt, veshti, a peace of cloth tied around their waist, rosarie made of dried seed of an Indian native tree (rudratcha malai) with pendant around the neck and turban. People are standing behind them.