1. Pooruck Pranaiyam [Puraka pranayama]. 2. Kumbuck [Kumbhaka]. 3. Raichuck [Recaka].

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481291

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Title

1. Pooruck Pranaiyam [Puraka pranayama]. 2. Kumbuck [Kumbhaka]. 3. Raichuck [Recaka].

Collection

The Sundhya or the Daily Prayers of the Brahmins. Illustrated in a series of original drawings from nature, demonstrating their attitudes and different signs and figures performed by them during the Ceremonies of their Morning Devotions, Poojas, etc.

Names

Day & Son (Lithographer)
Belnos, S. C., Mrs. (Artist)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1851
Place: London

Library Location

General Research Division
Shelf locator: *OLV+++ (Belnos, S. C. Sundhya )

Subjects

Gods, Hindu
Brahmans
Hinduism -- Rituals
Prayer -- Hinduism
India -- Religious life and customs
Implements, utensils, etc
Prānāyāma

Genres

Prints
Illustrations

Notes

Content: "breath-control" or Prânayâma.

Physical Description

Lithographs
Extent: Three images on one plate.

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: 27314136
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b14312710
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 29e6bf70-c6bb-012f-dfc6-58d385a7bc34

Rights

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Type Of Resource

Still Image

Date Issued

1851

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General Research Division, The New York Public Library. "1. Pooruck Pranaiyam [Puraka pranayama]. 2. Kumbuck [Kumbhaka]. 3. Raichuck [Recaka]." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1851. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/29e6bf70-c6bb-012f-dfc6-58d385a7bc34

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General Research Division, The New York Public Library. (1851). 1. Pooruck Pranaiyam [Puraka pranayama]. 2. Kumbuck [Kumbhaka]. 3. Raichuck [Recaka]. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/29e6bf70-c6bb-012f-dfc6-58d385a7bc34

Chicago/Turabian Format

General Research Division, The New York Public Library. "1. Pooruck Pranaiyam [Puraka pranayama]. 2. Kumbuck [Kumbhaka]. 3. Raichuck [Recaka]." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 7, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/29e6bf70-c6bb-012f-dfc6-58d385a7bc34

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