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EAP1274/3/186/54
- Record Id:
- 041-004317979
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-004315819
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100159689082.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- EAP1274/3/186/54
- Title:
- Fire walk festival
- Scope & Content:
-
This photo negative shows a group of people gathered in open place for festival occasions, a huge crowd of people gathered in open ground with difference in age group is seen in this photo image, there are people with difference in dress pattern is also seen in this group, a portion is divided in centre of the crowd and few wooden sticks are kept for firing, a man with flower malai and small container is walking above the fire sticks inside the crowd, the man walks above the fire sticks wear dhothi, the people stand surronding the whole area watch and pray and follow this kind of rituals as their belief.
Size and dimensions of original material: Height 6 cm, width 6 cm.
Condition of original material: Deteriorated and discolored.
Country of Origin: India.
Related regions: Tamil Nadu.
Related towns/cities: Nilgiri; Udhagamand.
- Collection Area:
- Endangered Archives Programme
- Project / Collection:
- Digital Documentary Resources in Nilgiri and Coimbatore
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-004315819
040-004317925
041-004317979 - Is part of:
- EAP1274/3 : Collections of Nilgiri Documentation Centre (NDC)
EAP1274/3/186 : Photo / Negative envelope 177
EAP1274/3/186/54 : Fire walk festival - Hierarchy:
- 032-004315819[0186]/040-004317925[0054]/041-004317979
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: EAP1274/3
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 TIFF image
- Digitised Content:
- https://eap.bl.uk/item/EAP1274-3-186-54
- Thumbnail:
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Scripts:
- Not Applicable
- Start Date:
- 1930
- End Date:
- 1970
- Date Range:
- Mid 20th century
- Era:
- CE
- Place of Origin:
- India
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Access is for research purposes only. CC BY-NC.
- Information About Originals:
- The original material is located in Nilgiri Documentation Centre (NDC), Konnerimukku, Kotagiri, The Nilgiris
- Material Type:
- Photographs
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Subjects:
- Customs and traditions
Hinduism - Places:
- India, Asia
Nilgiri Hills, Tamil Nadu, India
Ooty, Tamil Nadu, India
Tamil Nadu, India
