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Subject Religious Faiths Material Type Photographs Level [40] File

1. Mss Eur G91(207)

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur G91(207)
Title:
The Sringiri Swami. Photographer: Henry Dixon (attrib.)
Scope & Content:
Full-length seated portrait of the Jagad Guru (high priest of the Smart Brahmins at Sringeri), his chair placed in a doorway, with an attendant standing on either side. Bowring visited Sringeri during his tour of 1863-64: '...I proceeded to Sringiri, a famous matha or monastery, where resided th...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1860s
Extent:
1 item

2. Photo 11(91)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 11(91)
Title:
Monuments of Sutteeism in the Kangra Valley. Photographer: Bourne, Samuel
Scope & Content:
View of stone sati memorials under a tree in the Kangra valley, taken by Samuel Bourne in the 1860s. Sati or the custom of a widow immolating herself on her husband’s funeral pyre was practiced by some Hindus, particularly the Rajputs. Sati slabs were placed in memory of the women who committed ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1864
Extent:
1 item

3. Photo 248(7)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 248(7)
Title:
Juggernauth Car, (decorated for festive procession). Photographer: Fiebig, Frederick
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Signed in the negative, 'F. Fiebig' (signature cropped). View of a large temple car, decorated with flags, being processed along a street in South India (probably in Madras or vicinity), with followers in the background.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1852
Extent:
1 item

4. Photo 1003(2475)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1003(2475)
Title:
Brass utensils used for puja (prayer), Vaidyanath Temple, Tirumalavadi. Photographer: Rea, Alexander
Scope & Content:
Collection of items laid out for photography. Subjects = arts & crafts; brassware.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1892
Extent:
1 item

5. Photo 1003(2574)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1003(2574)
Title:
Group of Buddhist monks, Mandalay. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Posed group of monks. Subjects = ponggyis (Burmese monks)
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1880s
Extent:
1 item

6. Photo 1146(62)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1146(62)
Title:
Dalai Lama. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Portrait view of Dalai Lama.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1900
Extent:
1 item

7. Photo 1161(83)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1161(83)
Title:
Iapanische Priester. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography (generic types) Studio portrait of a Japanese Shinto priest, seated with attendants against a painted backdrop of mountain scenery.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1880
Extent:
1 item

8. Photo 1164(36)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1164(36)
Title:
[Priests.] Photographer: Tamamura, Kohzaburo
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography (generic types) Portrait of two seated Shinto priests, a seated woman and two standing women. The group is arranged in an open space in front of a row of stone lanterns, with musical instruments and other objects.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1880s-1890s
Extent:
1 item

9. 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

10. Photo 1167(10)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1167(10)
Title:
The Chicham oracular medium in a state of trance, Spiti. Photographer: Sutherland, Patrick
Scope & Content:
Portrait of the medium, in front of a small table of which various items stand, with a row of women squatting in the background: 'The Chichim oracular medium in a state of trance. The local deities that take possession of such mediums during trance are widely consulted for important decisions. C...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Jul 1993
Extent:
1 item