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Collection Area Visual Arts Subject Prayer

11. Photo 1167(3)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1167(3)
Title:
Palden Ngodrup praying in the shrine room of his house in Hal, Spiti. Photographer: Sutherland, Patrick
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography 'The late Palden Ngodrup praying in the shrine room of his house in Hal. These rooms are used daily for prayer and ritual. On special occasions, monks, an oracular medium, a healer or an exorcist may be invited. Offerings of water bowls and butter lamps are set out d...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Jul 1993
Extent:
1 item

12. Photo 1167(34)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1167(34)
Title:
Three Buchen praying in front of an altar at Sagnam, Spiti. Photographer: Sutherland, Patrick
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography 'Three Buchen in the village of Sagnam, praying in front of an altar with Tibetan Thankas and a statue of Thangtong Gyalpo. This is part of a stone breaking ceremony, an ancient and elaborate exorcism ritual, first performed in central Tibet in the fifteenth century'...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Oct 1998
Extent:
1 item

13. Photo 1167(53)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1167(53)
Title:
Buchen Chettan Dorje and Pema Namgyal praying in a house in Lara, Spiti. Photographer: Sutherland, Patrick
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography 'Buchen Chettan Dorje and Pema Namgyal praying in a house in Lara. Chettan Dorje is reading and reciting from Tibetan scripts, Pema Namgyal is turning a prayer wheel. Buchen are religious performers who bring the teachings of the Dharma and the message of Buddhism to...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Feb 2004
Extent:
1 item

14. Photo 1170/1(81)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1170/1(81)
Title:
Jama Masjid, Delhi, with scene of annual Friday prayer meeting. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Postcard view. Nos. 77-88 are contained in a booklet of Tuck Series postcards entitled 'Delhi' and published by M. L. Shugan Chand.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1910
Extent:
1 item

15. Photo 1184/1(39)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1184/1(39)
Title:
Steam communication in South West Persia. On the Karun — the hour of prayer. Photographer: Godfrey, Stuart Hill
Scope & Content:
View looking along the deck of a river steamer on the Karun, with Muslim passengers preparing to pray.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1891-1893
Extent:
1 item