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Photo 181(47)
- Record Id:
- 040-003054975
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003054928
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100025702187.0x000240
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Photo 181(47)
- Title:
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Hindu Goddess Kali the Terrible, who demands bloody sacrifice - idol in street, Calcutta, India. Photographer: Ricalton, James A
- Scope & Content:
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Indian carrying an image of the goddess Kali on his head: 'This is a street leading out to Kali Ghat where there is a specially popular temple to goddess represented by this image...It is not the occasion of a religious procession; the Hindu who carries the image is merely the porter delivering goods for a manufacturer of similar images...' Stereoscopic pair.
Exhibited, Brunei Gallery, London, 'India: Pioneering Photographers 1850-1900', 11 October - 12 December 2001.
Subjects = Hindu deities; Kali images; religion; religion (Hinduism); stereoscopic prints
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003054928
040-003054975 - Is part of:
- Photo 181 : The Underwood Travel Library: Stereoscopic Views of India. Photographer(s): Ricalton, James A
Photo 181(47) : Hindu Goddess Kali the Terrible, who demands bloody sacrifice - idol in street, Calcutta, India. Photographer: Ricalton, James A - Hierarchy:
- 032-003054928[0047]/040-003054975
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Photo 181
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Scripts:
- Not applicable
- Start Date:
- 1902
- End Date:
- 1904
- Date Range:
- c 1903
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Material Type:
- Photographs
- Legal Status:
- Not Known
- Names:
- Ricalton, James A, 1844-1929
- Places:
- Calcutta, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, Asia