Hindu man with arm raised to seek religious merit, Vārānasi , India, ca. 1920

"This old man has held up his arm for a great many years. The muscles are withered and his elbow is stiff." A bearded man dressed in rags with a cloth headdress and necklace is holding his left arm above his head. This photograph is from an album prepared by W. K. Norton of The Pilgrims Mission, Benares [Vārānasi].

这位老者抬臂至今已有数十载，肌肉已然萎缩，肘部僵硬。一名留须、身着褴褛衣衫、头戴布制头饰且佩戴项链的男子，正将左臂举过头顶。本照片出自贝拿勒斯（Benares，现称瓦拉纳西（Vārānasi））朝圣使团（The Pilgrims Mission）成员W·K·诺顿（W. K. Norton）所编纂的影集。