Hindu man hanging by his knees, swaying over a fire in front of observers to seek religious merit, Vārānasi , India, ca. 1920

"Another man hanging by his knees with his head over a fire. He swings back and forth hoping by this torture to have his sins forgiven." A man dressed in rags hangs by his knees, swaying back and forth over a fire. There are many observers standing in a semi-circle around him. This photograph is from an album prepared by W. K. Norton of The Pilgrims Mission, Benares [Vārānasi].

另有一名男子以双膝倒挂，头部悬于火焰之上。他前后摆动身躯，冀望通过此番酷刑洗清自身罪孽。一名衣衫褴褛的男子以双膝倒挂，于火焰上方来回摇晃。多名旁观者呈半圆形围站在他身旁。本照片出自朝圣传教团（The Pilgrims Mission）的W·K·诺顿（W. K. Norton）于贝拿勒斯[瓦拉纳西（Vārānasi）]筹备的影集。