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EAP166/2/1/29
- Record Id:
- 040-002745739
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002742768
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100022579742.0x001646
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- EAP166/2/1/29
- Title:
- Bishnu Shumsher JBR’s coffin [1946]
- Scope & Content:
- Maj. Gen. Bishnu Shumsher JBR was a son of Sri 3 Maharaja Chandra Shumsher. He died on 29 Jan., 1946 at Nassau, Bahamas. The album contains the picture of the bringing of the body of Bishnu Shumsher from Bahamas to Banaras and the rituals taken place in his funeral. (The cover contains a note – the album was made to reach to then Sri 3 Mohan Shumsher but for some reasons stayed with Madan Shumsher)
- Collection Area:
- Endangered Archives Programme
- Project / Collection:
- Digitisation of Rare Negatives from Nepal
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002742768
036-002742769
040-002745739 - Is part of:
- EAP166/2 : Madan Puraskar Pustakalaya Collection [1877-1950]
EAP166/2/1 : Premier Rana family and their friends [1877–1950]
EAP166/2/1/29 : Bishnu Shumsher JBR’s coffin [1946] - Contains:
- EAP166/2/1/28/1 : Aircraft carrying the corpse of Bishnu Shumsher from Bahamas at the airfield of Babatpur, Banaras
EAP166/2/1/28/2 : Pilots of the aircraft
EAP166/2/1/28/3 : Coffin being taken out of aircraft
EAP166/2/1/28/4 : Coffin in which corpse of Bishnu Shumsher was brought from Bahamas
EAP166/2/1/28/5 : Dead body in coffin is being carried
EAP166/2/1/28/6 : The process of dead body taking out of coffin with rituals
EAP166/2/1/28/7 : After opening the lid of coffin
EAP166/2/1/28/8 : Dead body after taking out of coffin
EAP166/2/1/28/9 : Dead body on the Gharo (which is used to carry a corpse)
EAP166/2/1/28/10 : Karna Bikram, Maternal uncle of the Madan Shumsher and demised Bishnu Shumsher
EAP166/2/1/28/11 : Karna Bikram near the dead body of Bishnu Shumsher
EAP166/2/1/28/12 : Badri baje, Corpse being given arms to take to ghat (bank of river)
EAP166/2/1/28/13 : Expressing condolence
EAP166/2/1/28/14 : Bhupal Shumsher with goggles, dead body being carried to ghat (bank of river)
EAP166/2/1/28/15 : In Cantonment presenting guard of honour, Banaras
EAP166/2/1/28/16 : Dead body is being taken towards the ghat, Gurkha sainik taking part in funeral
EAP166/2/1/28/17 : Dead body is being taken towards the ghat, Gurkha sainik taking part in funeral
EAP166/2/1/28/18 : Moving towards the ghat through streets of Banaras, coin is thrown on the way as a ritual of funeral, umbrella seen is to…
EAP166/2/1/28/19 : Moving towards the ghat through streets of Banaras
EAP166/2/1/28/20 : Moving towards the ghat through streets of Banaras
EAP166/2/1/28/21 : Moving towards the ghat through streets of Banaras
EAP166/2/1/28/22 : Moving towards the ghat through streets of Banaras
EAP166/2/1/28/23 : Moving towards the ghat through streets of Banaras
EAP166/2/1/28/24 : Moving towards the ghat through streets of Banaras, coin is thrown on the way as a ritual of funeral, umbrella seen is to…
EAP166/2/1/28/25 : Moving towards the ghat through streets of Banaras
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Click here to View / search full list of parts of EAP166/2/1/29 - Hierarchy:
- 032-002742768[0001]/036-002742769[0028]/040-002745739
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: EAP166/2
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 41 TIFF images
- Digitised Content:
- https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP166-2-1-29
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Scripts:
- Not applicable
- Start Date:
- 1946
- End Date:
- 1946
- Date Range:
- 1946
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
- Printed photos of 20 cm × 15 cm – 14 cm × 9 cm
- Former External References:
- MPP_013
- Information About Originals:
- Original material is held by the Madan Puraskar Pustakalaya library, Patan Dhoka, Lalitpur, Nepal
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)