Maharaja of Sikkim at Delhi Durbar. To the left, Sidkeong, Tashi (present Maharaja); to the right, my empty chair, Weir, Hickley, Turner, Hodges. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
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Genre: Historical Events Formally posed group. Subjects = Bell Collection; durbars; Indian rulers; official events
Land agent (nyerpa) of Serchok (right) and his servant meeting me nine miles outside Gyantse in accordance with etiquette. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
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Genre: Portrait Photography Full-length standing portrait of the two men with their ponies. Subjects = Bell Collection; rites and customs; Tibetan officials Location = Gyantse; Tibet
Awarding silk scarves to the competitors at gun and arrow races, Lhasa. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
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Genre: Ethnographical Photography 'The competitors can be seen coming up in the right background. In the right centre, two attendants bring supplies of fresh scarves. In the left centre a monk official, assisted by a lay official (left), distributes the scarves to the competitors.' Subjects =...
Awarding silk scarves to the competitors at gun and arrow races, Lhasa. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
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Genre: Ethnographical Photography A more distant view of the award ceremony described in print 233. Subjects = Bell Collection; festivals; religion; religion (Buddhism) Location = Lhasa; Tibet
Procession of monks in the Sertreng Ceremony along a narrow street in Lhasa. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
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Genre: Ethnographical Photography View from the roof or upper window of a house. In this ceremony, the 'Golden Procession', the participants march round the Potala with banners, religious objects and music. See Hugh Richardson, Ceremonies of the Lhasa Year (Serindia, London, 1993), pp. 74-81. ...
Tents at Lugu Gardrik Ceremony. Potala in background, Lhasa. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
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Genre: Ethnographical Photography The Preparing the Camp at Lugu Ceremony: see Hugh Richardson, Ceremonies of the Lhasa Year (Serindia, London, 1993), pp. 31-33. Subjects = Bell Collection; festivals; Lugu Gardrik Ceremony; palaces; religion; religion (Buddhism); religious ceremonies; Tibetan...
Tibetan gentleman bowing as they meet in the street (Tsen-dron (right) and Palhese) [?Lhasa]. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
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Genre: Ethnographical Photography Two men on horseback bowing to one another. Subjects = Bell Collection; rites and customs; salutations; street scenes Location = Lhasa; Tibet