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Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur F191/332(304)
Title:: A yogi in orange dress in the inner court. In the background a man carrying a child on his hip. Photographer: Bake, Arnold Adriaan
Scope & Content:: Genre: Portrait Photography Portrait of a yogi in saffron dress in the inner court. In the background a man carrying a child on his hip as well as two other men.
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: Mar 1928
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur F191/332(327)
Title:: Fourth group: The festival in Surul. Elephant carrying a yogi on its back. Same tree as 21. Photographer: Bake, Arnold Adriaan
Scope & Content:: Genre: Portrait Photography View of elephant carrying a yogi on its back as well as a tree, same as in photo 21.
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: Mar 1928
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur F191/332(534)
Title:: From Shantiniketan: Muni Ganguli, an ex-student of Santiniketan. Photographer: Bake, Arnold Adriaan
Scope & Content:: Inscription: Santiniketan, Muni Ganguli, Bardwan Genre: Portrait Photography Full-length portrait of Muni Ganguli, an ex-student of Santiniketan.
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: Jan 1929
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur F191/332(895)
Title:: From Calcutta; Trip to Kenduli: View of the river; in the foreground a Sadhu; on the right a hut where the Sadhus slept; dhotis are drying on the roof. Photographer: Bake, Arnold Adriaan
Scope & Content:: Genre: Portrait Photography View of the river; in the foreground a Sadhu; on the right a hut where the Sadhus slept; dhotis are drying on the roof.
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: Feb 1932
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur F191/332(902)
Title:: From Calcutta; Trip to Kenduli: A would-be Sadhu came to the magistrate's tent and sang a song. Two boys from Santiniketan noted the words; the sadhu is in the middle. Mr. Datta behind one of the boys. Bake worked regularly with this boy, whose name was Bijon Bihari Bhattacharya. He also worked for Suniti Chatterji. Photographer: Bake, Arnold Adriaan
Scope & Content:: Genre: Portrait Photography Group portrait; a would-be Sadhu came to the magistrate's tent and sang a song. Two boys from Santiniketan noted the words; the sadhu is in the middle. Mr. Datta behind one of the boys. Bake worked regularly with this boy, whose name was Bijon Bihari Bhattacharya. He...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: Feb 1932
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Or 4769, f.6
Title:: Siva and Parvati in their cave with Nandi, he with five visible heads, with Bhagiratha standing before them, in ascetic's garb with a rosary.
Scope & Content:: Siva and Parvati in their cave with Nandi, exactly as before, except that he now shows five visible heads (four with their eyes closed in meditation) and is four armed (noose, trident, quoit and drum), with Bhagiratha standing before them, in ascetic’s garb with a rosary. Inscribed in Persian: ...
Collection Area:: Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: c 1780
Extent:: 1 Item

Reference (shelfmark):: Or 4769, f.20
Title:: The sage Dattatreya seated on a little chabutra, long haired and almost naked, with vessels in front of him. Dattatreya is among the minor avatars of Vishnu.
Scope & Content:: The sage Dattatreya seated on little chabutra, long haired and almost naked, with vessels in front of him. Dattatreya is among the minor avatars of Visnu. Inscribed in Persian below: ‘datatrayo.’ ‘20. Represents the famous Rishy Datatraio.’
Collection Area:: Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: c 1780
Extent:: 1 Item

Reference (shelfmark):: Or 4769, f.21
Title:: Nara and Narayana, avatars of Vishnu, represented respectively as a crowned traditionally dressed warrior (ksatriya?) approaching a haloed and bearded ascetic.
Scope & Content:: Nara and Narayana, avatars of Visnu, represented respectively as a crowned traditionally dressed warrior (‘ksatriya?’) approaching a haloed and bearded ascetic seated like Dattatreya. Inscribed in Persian below: ‘nar. narain.’ On the lower left margin in ‘nagari’: ‘..5.’ ‘21. Two incarnations ...
Collection Area:: Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: c 1780
Extent:: 1 Item

Reference (shelfmark):: Or 4770, f.7
Title:: The ascetic Bhagiratha, walking along blowing a conch, being followed by a makara, walking along with a puddle of water around it, and on which is seated the goddess Ganga holding a lotus.
Scope & Content:: The ascetic Bhagiratha, walking along blowing a conch, being followed by a ‘makara’, walking along with a puddle of water around it, and on which is seated the goddess Ganga holding a lotus. Inscribed in Persian below: ‘bhagiratha. ganga.’ ‘7. Ganga, the Ganges, with her attributes, following ...
Collection Area:: Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: c 1780
Extent:: 1 Item

Reference (shelfmark):: Or 4770, f.20
Title:: Narada, dressed in dhoti and scarf, crowned and haloed, carrying a vina over one shoulder and with a rosary in his left hand.
Scope & Content:: Narada, dressed in dhoti and scarf, crowned and haloed, carrying a vina over one shoulder and with a rosary in his left hand. Inscribed in Persian below: ‘narad.’ ‘20. Nard, the Inventor of the Bin, the Daiota of concord & discord, of counsel and a noted Muni, 2d. son’ of Birmha.
Collection Area:: Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: c 1780
Extent:: 1 Item

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