A Pandaron, religious devotee of Lord Shiva, wearing a turban, lingam and dhoti, collars and bracelets of Outrachon seeds. His body is covered with cow-dung ash. Three peacock feathers and club at his feet. Pandaron. 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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