It was produced from a real photograph and then printed directly onto the back of a blank postcard. The message on the postcard, dated November 1916, reads, "This is another view of a juggernaut car, under which natives used to throw themselves."
Here, juggernaut refers to the Hindu god Jagannath.
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- Racism and stereotypes in colonial India’s 'Instagram’, Friday, November 30, 2018 - 10:20