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Archive Reference (shelfmark) Add Or 3188-3274 Subject Rites and Ceremonies Digitised Content Platform BL legacy Universal Viewer (unavailable)

1. Add Or 3230

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Add Or 3230
Title:
The Muharram Festival. Asaf al-Daula, Nawab of Oudh, listening at night to the maulvi reading from the scriptures
Scope & Content:
The Muharram Festival. Asaf al-Daula, Nawab of Oudh, listening at night to the ‘maulvi’ reading from the scriptures. Inscribed on back in pencil: ‘The Nubob of Moorshedd.- at Prayers’; in ink: ‘The Nawaub of Morshedabad at Prayers, a Night Scene.’. 425 by 552 mm; 392 by 519 mm within border. ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1790-1800
Extent:
1 Item

2. Add Or 3231

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Add Or 3231
Title:
Scene in the Imambara at the height of the Muharram Festival
Scope & Content:
Scene in the Imambara at the height of the Muharram Festival. The ‘ta‘ziya’ and standards in the central domed pavilion are illuminated by lamps and a fire. In the courtyard around the pavilion many figures dressed in the green of mourning weep and beat their breasts. Inscribed on back in i...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1790-1800
Extent:
1 Item

3. Add Or 3232

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3232
Title:
The veneration of the standards during the Muharram Festival
Scope & Content:
The veneration of the standards during the Muharram Festival.. Garlands and flowers are being offered to the furled standards, which have been placed by a tomb under a canopy beside a banyan tree. Tents in the background. Inscribed on back in pencil: ‘Mussulman ceremony during the Mohurram.’ ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1790-1800
Extent:
1 Item

4. Add Or 3233

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3233
Title:
The ta'ziyahs being taken to the river for immersion on the last day of the Muhurram Festival, escorted by sepoys
Scope & Content:
The ‘ta‘ziyahs’ being taken to the river for immersion on the last day of the Muharram Festival, escorted by sepoys. One is being carried on an elephant; others on poles on mens’ shoulders. A frenzied crowd dances around. The river and woods and hills beyond. Inscribed on back in pencil: ‘Th...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1790-1800
Extent:
1 Item

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