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1. 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

2. 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

3. 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