Flogging of Jesus

Figures of Christ represented in scenes from the Passion (events leading to the death of Jesus) are an essential part of Christian iconography. In Indo-Portuguese churches, statues generally wooden; representing the various stages of Passos or Passion of Christ became quite popular after the end of 16th century CE. These are flexible statues, used during the narration of the ‘Passion of Christ’ in the season of Lent (the period in the Catholic liturgical calendar marking 40 days between Ash Wednesday to Easter Sunday).