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Subject Rites and Ceremonies Level [40] File

71. Add Or 2595

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Add Or 2595
Title:
Nawab Asaf al-Daula of Oudh (1775-97) celebrating the Muharram festival.
Scope & Content:
Nawab Asaf al-Daula celebrating the Muharram festival at Lucknow. He is seated at night in the Imambara listening to the maulvi reading from the scriptures. The maulvi sits in the centre on a dais beneath a canopy. The Nawab sits below on a rug smoking a hookah, with his sword and shield lyin...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1812
Extent:
1 Item

72. Add Or 2813

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Add Or 2813
Title:
Siva puja
Scope & Content:
Siva puja. Inscribed on reverse: ‘A female performing the worship of Mahadave - she’ ‘is in the action of offering a Kumul flower to the God.’ 174 by 100 mm; page 211 by 195 mm. A lady makes an offering to Siva at a lingam shrine, and a girl servant stands behind her.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1850
Extent:
1 Item

73. Add Or 2822

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Add Or 2822
Title:
Siva puja
Scope & Content:
Siva puja. Inscribed on reverse: ‘A Woman performing the worship of Mahadave - A leaf containing flowers lies beside her, for the purpose of scattering upon the God’. ‘The female in the rear is an attendant.’ 164 by 101 mm; page 269 by 193 mm. A lady makes an offering at a lingam shrine to S...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1850
Extent:
1 Item

74. Add Or 2986

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Add Or 2986
Title:
Festival. Artist(s): Bhopale, M.T. (fl. 1941)
Scope & Content:
‘Festival’, children playing with camels. By M.T. Bhopale. Gouache.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1941
Extent:
1 Item

75. Add Or 3020

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Add Or 3020
Title:
Samyé and ceremonies there
Scope & Content:
[No.1]. Inscribed: ‘These 6 pictures represent the customs of the Sumyés [bSam-yas] Gumpa, 30 or 40 miles from Lhasa. There are about 500 lamas in the gumpa, and it was established by Gyalpo Chétong Devtswa [Khri-sron- dehu-btsan:’ see picture 2.no.3] ‘about ......? years ago. The name o...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1844-1862
Extent:
1 Item

76. Add Or 3021

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3021
Title:
Samyé and ceremonies there
Scope & Content:
‘No.2.’ ‘1. Is an enormous screen of satin called Sumyés kos koo’ [gos-sku]’ (koi or kos (satin) koo (picture). In breadth this screen is 15 doompa (or arms span) and wider, and in length 23 doompas.’ ‘2. Is Koontoo Zangpo yupyum’ [Kun-tu-bzan-po-yab-yum]’ (Konchok’ [dkon-mchog]’) or God.’ ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1844-1862
Extent:
1 Item

77. Add Or 3022

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3022
Title:
Samyé and ceremonies there
Scope & Content:
‘No.3’ ‘1. Represents all the Deotas of the 6 different classes of Lamas’ ‘1. Remati, a Devi’ ‘2. Mahakala’ ‘3. Chusin dongchun’ [Chu-srin-gdon-can]’ the face of an alligator’ ‘4. Shonglun’ [Zan-blon]. ‘5. Gonpocharok’ [mgon-po-bya-rog] ‘6. Chumsing’ [lcamsrin]. ‘7. Tahdring’ [ta-hgrin] ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1844-1862
Extent:
1 Item

78. Add Or 3023

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3023
Title:
Samyé and ceremonies there
Scope & Content:
‘No.4’ ‘Represents all the Deotas of Lopun Rinpochi. The whole representation of dance of the Deotas is called Zhitochum. Zhi’ [zi]’ means good or benevolent Deotas, To’ [khro’] means harsh or evilly disposed, chum’ [hcham]’ (dance).’ ‘1. Buddha Heruka means angry. Three Deotas are represen...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1844-1862
Extent:
1 Item

79. Add Or 3024

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3024
Title:
Samyé and ceremonies there
Scope & Content:
‘No.5’ ‘Continuation of the Do de chotpa festival.’ ‘1. Chechogheruka’ [che-mchog-he-ru-ka]. ‘All the other deotas form a square and this one remains in the centre: he is styled Konchok’ [dkon-mchog],’ or the Deity in anger.’ ‘2. A Lama with a human skull full of spirits or liquor.’ ‘3. A z...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1844-1862
Extent:
1 Item

80. Add Or 3025

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3025
Title:
Samyé and ceremonies there
Scope & Content:
‘No.6’ ‘1. Shinjhéchétag’ [gsin-rje-che-bdag] ‘Deota’ ‘2. Dorjéh Phagmo’ [rdo-rje-phag-mo] ‘(Devi) the same as the Bajésuri Devi at Kang’ [chi?]. ‘3. Tsangpa Tongtudchun’ [tshans-pa-dun-thod-can]’ Deota’ ‘4. Tumchundozhé Lagpa’ [dam-can-rdo-rje-legs-pa]’ Deota’ ‘5. Ekazati’ [e-ka-dza-ti]’ a...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1844-1862
Extent:
1 Item

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