A priest of the Tadin sect, worshippers of Lord Vishnu. He goes from door-to-door dancing and singing the praises of Vishnu. He wears a tall red hat and yellow linen robe, tilaka markings, Chelimbou copper anklets, and holds a small drum and copper cymbal. Chef des Tadins. 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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