Throne of the Karmashar oracle at the Festival of 'The Incense of the Whole World,' in the Karmashar Lingka, Lhasa. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
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Genre: Ethnographical Photography Group gathered round throne mounted on a platform beneath awning. Photograph taken during the 'Universal Incense Offering' Festival (Dzamling Chisang): see Hugh Richardson, Ceremonies of the Lhasa Year (Serindia, London, 1993), pp. 94-95. Subjects = Bell Coll...
Oracle in the Chumbi Valley. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
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Genre: Ethnographical Photography Oracle in full dress seated on raised throne. An unclear image. Subjects = Bell Collection; oracles; religion Location = Chumbi Valley; Tibet
Actors from the Ta-shi Sho in Lhoka Province. They are telling the preliminaries of the story in song [Norbu Lingka, Lhasa]. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
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Genre: Ethnographical Photography Subjects = actors; Bell Collection; dance; festivals; religion; religion (Buddhism); religious ceremonies Location = Lhasa; Tibet
Kyor-mo Lung-nga troupe performing 'Pe-ma On-ba', the history of Lo-pon Rimpoche, Lhasa. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
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Genre: Ethnographical Photography Actors beneath awning grouped round incense burner: '...The history of Lo-pon Rimpoche. The latter goes to the country of the devils with his mother. The mother is seen here half hidden by the incense smoke. She and the two fairies (kan-dro-ma) in the foregroun...
Kyor-mo Lung-nga troupe performing 'Pe-ma On-ba', the history of Lo-pon Rimpoche, Lhasa. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
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Genre: Ethnographical Photography 'Lopon Rimpoche (left front) meets the king of the devils (centre), very tall with nine heads. The latter comes to eat Lopon, but the latter performs miracles, at which the Devil King is astonished, and finally is converted to Buddhism.' Subjects = actors; Be...
Actors from the borders of Tsang and Western Tibet acting Norzang, Lhasa. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
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Genre: Ethnographical Photography Group of actors performing beneath awning draped over paved stage. Subjects = actors; Bell Collection; festivals; religion; religion (Buddhism); religious ceremonies; theatricals Location = Lhasa; Tibet
Actors from the borders of Tsang and Western Tibet acting Norzang, Lhasa. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
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Genre: Ethnographical Photography Similar to print 184a, actors in different positions. Subjects = actors; Bell Collection; festivals; religion; religion (Buddhism); religious ceremonies; theatricals Location = Lhasa; Tibet