Selected South Asia Holdings

Selected South Asia Holdings

University of Massachusetts Amherst


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University of Massachusetts Amherst · 1956 English

An older Tibetan monk walks along the paved stones from the Mulagandhakuti vihara Buddhist temple in Sarnath. Prayer flags fly.




University of Massachusetts Amherst · 1956 English

Lodi Gardens is in New Delhi. It is now maintained by the Archeological Survey of India.


University of Massachusetts Amherst · 1956 English

The Birla Mandir Temple (also known as Laxminarayan Temple) in Delhi was built in 1938. It was inaugurated by Mahatma Gandhi on the express condition that people of all castes …


University of Massachusetts Amherst · 1956 English

A close up view of the Dhamekh Stūpa in Sarnath.


University of Massachusetts Amherst · 1956 English

Four Birhor children pose to have their photo taken. Two of the children are wearing adult shirts in order to cover their nakedness. After 1947, the Indian government attempted to …




University of Massachusetts Amherst · 1956 English

A wooden fence surrounds a house in the uplands in the Ranchi district.