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Description: | Coloured aquatint of a of Charak Puja on the banks of the Ganges drawn and etched by James Moffat (1775-1815) one of a set of 'Views of Bengal and along the Ganges' published in Calcutta c.1806. James Moffat, a Scotsman, was based in Calcutta from the age of fourteen and is thought to have learnt his trade as an engraver in the city. Charak Puja is a traditional celebration held every April, on the eve of the Bengali New Year. It was known to the British as the 'hook-swinging festival' because many devotees put themselves through painful penances, piercing their bodies with hooks. | License: | http://www.bl.uk/services/copy/permission.html | Rights holder: | British Library | Source: | Collect Britain | Creator: | Moffat, James (1775-1815) | Identifier: | http://www.collectbritain.co.uk/personal... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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