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Language Not applicable Name Director, Public Information, 1920s

31. Photo 66/2(54)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 66/2(54)
Title:
[People arriving in bullock carts at the Kumbh Mela, Allahabad.] Photographer: Director, Public Information
Scope & Content:
Genre: Historical Events Typed caption on the reverse reads: '3 [and a half] million take a bath. This is the number officially estimated to have gathered in the Allahabad Kimbh Mela, to take a bath at the Sangam River. On account of Manni Amavas Day this was an unprecedented gathering'. Subj...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1930
Extent:
1 item

32. Photo 66/2(55)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 66/2(55)
Title:
[Procession of sadhus going to bathe at the Kumbh Mela, Allahabad.] Photographer: Director, Public Information
Scope & Content:
Genre: Historical Events Typed caption on the reverse reads: '3 [and a half] million take a bath. This is the number officially estimated to have gathered in the Allahabad Kimbh Mela, to take a bath at the Sangam River. On account of Manni Amavas Day this was an unprecedented gathering'. Subj...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1930
Extent:
1 item

33. Photo 66/2(56)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 66/2(56)
Title:
[Crowds arriving by train for the Kumbh Mela, Allahabad.] Photographer: Director, Public Information
Scope & Content:
Genre: Historical Events Typed caption on the reverse reads: '3 [and a half] million take a bath. This is the number officially estimated to have gathered in the Allahabad Kimbh Mela, to take a bath at the Sangam River. On account of Manni Amavas Day this was an unprecedented gathering'. Subj...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1930
Extent:
1 item

34. Photo 66/2(57)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 66/2(57)
Title:
[A sadhu hanging upside down over a charcoal fire at the Kumbh Mela, Allahabad.] Photographer: Director, Public Information
Scope & Content:
Genre: Historical Events Typed caption on the reverse reads: '3 [and a half] million take a bath. This is the number officially estimated to have gathered in the Allahabad Kimbh Mela, to take a bath at the Sangam River. On account of Manni Amavas Day this was an unprecedented gathering'. Subj...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1930
Extent:
1 item

35. Photo 66/2(58)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 66/2(58)
Title:
[General view of crowds at the Kumbh Mela, Allahabad.] Photographer: Director, Public Information
Scope & Content:
Genre: Historical Events Typed caption on the reverse reads: '3 [and a half] million take a bath. This is the number officially estimated to have gathered in the Allahabad Kimbh Mela, to take a bath at the Sangam River. On account of Manni Amavas Day this was an unprecedented gathering'. Subj...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1930
Extent:
1 item

36. Photo 66/2(59)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 66/2(59)
Title:
[A religious mendicant collecting alms with a statue of Krishna at the Kumbh Mela, Allahabad.] Photographer: Director, Public Information
Scope & Content:
Genre: Historical Events Typed caption on the reverse reads: '3 [and a half] million take a bath. This is the number officially estimated to have gathered in the Allahabad Kimbh Mela, to take a bath at the Sangam River. On account of Manni Amavas Day this was an unprecedented gathering'. Subj...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1930
Extent:
1 item

37. Photo 66/2(60)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 66/2(60)
Title:
[General view of the crowds at the Kumbh Mela, Allahabad.] Photographer: Director, Public Information
Scope & Content:
Genre: Historical Events Typed caption on the reverse reads: '3 [and a half] million take a bath. This is the number officially estimated to have gathered in the Allahabad Kimbh Mela, to take a bath at the Sangam River. On account of Manni Amavas Day this was an unprecedented gathering'. Subj...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1930
Extent:
1 item

38. Photo 66/2(61)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 66/2(61)
Title:
[Sacred book being carried on a golden palanquin by sadhus at the Kumbh Mela, Allahabad.] Photographer: Director, Public Information
Scope & Content:
Genre: Historical Events Typed caption on the reverse reads: '3 [and a half] million take a bath. This is the number officially estimated to have gathered in the Allahabad Kimbh Mela, to take a bath at the Sangam River. On account of Manni Amavas Day this was an unprecedented gathering'. Subj...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1930
Extent:
1 item

39. Photo 66/2(62)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 66/2(62)
Title:
[Crowds gathered at the Sevasamiti Boy Scout and Volunteer Corps Head Office during the Kumbh Mela, Allahabad.] Photographer: Director, Public Information
Scope & Content:
Genre: Historical Events Subjects = Boy Scouts; clubs and societies; festivals; Kumbh Mela; melas; religious festivals (Hindu) Location = Allahabad; India; Uttar Pradesh
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1930
Extent:
1 item

40. Photo 66/2(71)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 66/2(71)
Title:
[View of a performer watched by a crowd at the] Muharram at Simla. Photographer: Director, Public Information
Scope & Content:
Genre: Historical Events Subjects = festivals; Muharram Festival
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1920s
Extent:
1 item

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