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Photo 318
- Record Id:
- 032-003061852
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003061852
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100025712784.0x000921
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Photo 318
- Title:
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Return of the sacred weapons of Guru Govind Singh to India Photographer(s): Ministry of Information
- Scope & Content:
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Loose prints, some with captions written on the reverse. The set records the return to India of a shield, Dal-i-abince (iron weapon), Shumsher Teghab (scimitar), Chakra (golden quoit), a large spear and a small spear, which had once belonged to the Sikh leader Guru Govind Singh and which came into Lord Dalhousie's possession at the end of the Second Sikh War of 1848-9. The items were presented to the Indian Government by Dalhousie's great grand-daughter Lady Edith Broun-Lindsay in December 1965. Five of the prints show scenes at Palam Airport, Delhi, on 1 January 1966; one print shows the relics on display in the Indian High Commission in London in December 1965.
The collection includes a copy of the timetable of events at Delhi, and a typescript account (xerox copy from Mss Eur. D 677) by Mildred Archer of the history and return of the relics.
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-003061852", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Photo 318: Return of the sacred weapons of Guru Govind Singh to India Photographer(s): Ministry of Information" },{ "id" : "040-003061853", "parent" : "032-003061852", "text" : "Photo 318(1): [Sikh Guard of Honour on parade at Palam Airport, Delhi, awaiting the arrival of the relics of Guru Govind Singh.] Photographer:…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003061854", "parent" : "032-003061852", "text" : "Photo 318(2): [Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Sastri and Sikh Governor of the Punjab Sardar Ujjal Singh, posed on the aeroplane steps with the Nanda,…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003061855", "parent" : "032-003061852", "text" : "Photo 318(3): [Sikh Guard of Honour and crowds at Palam Airport, Delhi, on the arrival of the relics of Guru Govind Singh.] Photographer: Ministry of…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003061856", "parent" : "032-003061852", "text" : "Photo 318(4): [Platform carrying the relics of Guru Govind Singh in procession from Palam Airport, Delhi to the Rakabganj Gurdwara.] Photographer:…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003061857", "parent" : "032-003061852", "text" : "Photo 318(5): [Crowds and Guard of Honour awaiting the arrival of the relics of Guru Govind Singh at Palam Airport, Delhi.] Photographer: Ministry of…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003061858", "parent" : "032-003061852", "text" : "Photo 318(6): Display of weapons at India House, London, before their despatch to India. The High Commissioner reviewing them. Photographer: Unknown" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003061852
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Contains:
- Photo 318(1) : [Sikh Guard of Honour on parade at Palam Airport, Delhi, awaiting the arrival of the relics of Guru Govind Singh.]…
Photo 318(2) : [Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Sastri and Sikh Governor of the Punjab Sardar Ujjal Singh, posed on the aeroplane steps with the…
Photo 318(3) : [Sikh Guard of Honour and crowds at Palam Airport, Delhi, on the arrival of the relics of Guru Govind Singh.] Photographer: Ministry…
Photo 318(4) : [Platform carrying the relics of Guru Govind Singh in procession from Palam Airport, Delhi to the Rakabganj Gurdwara.]…
Photo 318(5) : [Crowds and Guard of Honour awaiting the arrival of the relics of Guru Govind Singh at Palam Airport, Delhi.] Photographer: Ministry…
Photo 318(6) : Display of weapons at India House, London, before their despatch to India. The High Commissioner reviewing them. Photographer: Unknown
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- 032-003061852
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Photo 318
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 6 items
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Scripts:
- Not applicable
- Techniques:
- Gelatin Silver Print
Photograph
Photographic Print - Start Date:
- 1966
- End Date:
- 1966
- Date Range:
- 1966
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- Physical Characteristics:
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Dimensions: 161 mm x 212 mm to 165 mm x 220 mm
- Source of Acquisition:
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Presented by Dr and Mrs W.G. Archer.
- Material Type:
- Photographs
- Legal Status:
- Not Known
- Names:
- Ministry of Information
- Subjects:
- Return of the sacred weapons of Guru Govind Singh to India, 1966
- Places:
- Delhi, India