cover image: Roof strut of Badrinatha Tirtha

Roof strut of Badrinatha Tirtha

1959

Roof struts of the pagoda-style Badrinatha Tirtha are carved with elaborate, erotic scenes and effigies.
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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
Provider
Digital Commonwealth
Published in
Nepal
Reference
Local other: mufs001-np-i0194
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/7d805fdd93a0c3b90520b8761f000cb8