The Giving Hand

© K.L. Kamat/Kamat's Potpourri

Lady Giving Alms at the Temple
Painting by Raja Ravi Varma. Sri Jayachamarajendra Art Gallery, Mysore

See also:
Beggar with Drums Outside a Temple, The Begging Profession of India, Interviews with Poverty, A Brahmin Vatu (student) begs his first meal