Karo La, between Gyantse and Lhasa. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
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Genre: Landscape Photography Copy print, poor quality. General view looking towards mountain. Subjects = Bell Collection; mountain scenery Location = Karo La; Tibet
Dalai Lama blessing Tibetans at Yatung with a tassel. Photographer: Macdonald, David
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Tibetans processing past the Dalai Lama, who stands at right beneath umbrella, glancing towards camera. See also part 284 (42a, 42b). Subjects = Bell Collection; Dalai Lama; religion; religion (Buddhism); religious ceremonies; religious leaders Location = Tibet; Yatung
Potala Palace, Lhasa, from Pargo Kaling. Photographer: Rosemeyer, Willoughby Patrick
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Genre: Architectural Photography General view of the Potala Palace from the south-west. Subjects = Bell Collection; palaces; Tibetan architecture; Tibetan architecture (Buddhist) Location = Lhasa; Tibet
Ache Lhamo at Norbu Lingka, Lhasa. Dalai Lama's pavilion above; his Dronyers and Sim-ka-pa's seated below. Dronyer Chempo [Lord Chamberlain] on extreme left, then two Sim-ka-pas. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
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Genre: Ethnographical Photography View looking along row of Tibetan officials seated on the ground in front of the pavilion used by the Dalai Lama to watch the religious drama. Subjects = Ache Lhamo (Tibetan religious drama); Bell Collection; festivals; monks; religion; religion (Buddhism); t...
A wedding party. Left to right, front row: bridegroom's assistant (mak-pe rok-pa), bridegroom, bride, bride's assistant. The last is a servant who attends the bride after marriage. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
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Genre: Ethnographical Photography Formally posed group. A small copy print. Subjects = Bell Collection; rites and customs; weddings