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032-003183379 Subject Religious Observances

1. Photo 1167(64)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1167(64)
Title:
Monks from Key Monastery perform during the annual dance festival (cham), Spiti. Photographer: Sutherland, Patrick
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Jul 2005
Extent:
1 item

2. Photo 1167(65)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1167(65)
Title:
Monks from Key Monastery perform during the annual dance festival (cham), Spiti. Photographer: Sutherland, Patrick
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Jul 2005
Extent:
1 item

3. Photo 1167(21)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1167(21)
Title:
Photographer and monks at the Kalachkra Initiation, Tabo Monastery, Spiti. Photographer: Sutherland, Patrick
Scope & Content:
'A photographer and monks at the 1996 Kalachakra Initiation at Tabo Monastery. During the ten day festival, the Dalai Lama delivered a wide range of Buddhist teachings from the simplest and most down to earth to the most elaborate and transformative' (Patrick Sutherland).
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Jun 1996
Extent:
1 item

4. 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

5. Photo 1167(63)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1167(63)
Title:
Young monks watching rehearsals for the annual dance festival (cham) at Key monastery, Spiti. Photographer: Sutherland, Patrick
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Jul 2005
Extent:
1 item

6. Photo 1167(62)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1167(62)
Title:
Young monks sweeping away rainwater in preparation for the annual dance festival (cham) at Key monastery, Spiti. Photographer: Sutherland, Patrick
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Jul 2005
Extent:
1 item

7. 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

8. Photo 1167(19)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1167(19)
Title:
Cremation of an old woman on the edge of the village of Chicham, Spiti. Photographer: Sutherland, Patrick
Scope & Content:
'The cremation of an old woman on the edge of the village of Chicham. Traditionally bodies were dismembered by monks and thrown into the river to be consumed by fish. Leaving your corpse to feed other sentient beings is a meritorious practice. Occasionally sky burials in which the dismembered bo...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Apr 1995
Extent:
1 item

9. Photo 1167(27)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1167(27)
Title:
Monks at Key Monastery, Spiti, rehearsing for the annual cham or masked dance festival. Photographer: Sutherland, Patrick
Scope & Content:
'Monks at Key Monastery rehearsing for the annual cham or masked dance festival, an elaborate two-day rite of purification. Monks dressed in ancient brocade costumes and huge, often grotesque, wooden or papier maché masks enact events from the history of Tibetan Buddhism as well as the stages of...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Jul 1996
Extent:
1 item

10. Photo 1167(11)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1167(11)
Title:
The Gelong Rinpoche and lamas at the Pin Valley monastic dance festival, Gungri Monastery, Spiti. Photographer: Sutherland, Patrick
Scope & Content:
View looking towards the Gelong Rinpoche, seated on a shaded throne, with lamas blowing long trumpets in the foreground: 'The Gelong Rinpoche and lamas at the Pin Valley monastic dance festival (cham). The Rinpoche is the current reincarnation of a line of previous spiritual heads of Gungri Mona...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Jul 1993
Extent:
1 item