Mar 26, 2016

Portrait of a Muslim Ascetic (Fakir) - Eastern Bengal 1860's

Portrait of a Muslim Ascetic (Madaria Faqir) - Eastern Bengal c1860
This fakir was a member of the Madaria order of Sufis who followed the saint Shaikh Sayyid Badi-u'd-din Qutb al-Madar.
Source: British Library (bl.uk)