An Indian guru instructing his disciples in the religion of Shiva. The guru is seated on a carpet and sofa, fanned by a servant. A woman prostrates herself at his feet. Gourou parlant a ses disciples. Copperplate engraving by Jean-Baptiste Marie Poisson after an illustration by Pierre Sonnerat from his Voyage aux Indes Orientales et à la Chine (Voyage to the East Indies and China, Dentu, Paris, 1806.

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