cover image: Priest blessing a pilgrim near the Baghmati river

Priest blessing a pilgrim near the Baghmati river

1959

A Hindu priest blesses a pilgrim that has been bathing in the Baghmati river near the Gokarna Mahadev temple at the Father's Day Festival in Gokarna, Nepal. Other people continue to bathe in the background.
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Authors

Halpern, Joel Martin

Collection
Joel M. Halpern Papers
Format
Photographs Slides (photographs)
Pages
1 slide ; 5 x 5 cm.
Place Discussed
Nepal Baghmati River (Nepal and India) Kathmandu Valley (Nepal)
Provider
Digital Commonwealth
Published in
Nepal
Reference
Local other: mufs001-np-i0337
Rights
Contact host institution for more information. All rights for this image are held by Joel M. Halpern. Requests to publish, redistribute, or replicate this material should be addressed to Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries.
Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/92691833aa0bd27d0ac141da9d581c2a