Selected South Asia Holdings

Selected South Asia Holdings

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University of Massachusetts Amherst · 1956 English

Patna is the headquarters of Patna district, and the capital city of the state of Bihar.


University of Massachusetts Amherst · 1956 English

On either side of the Taj Mahal are buildings of red sandstone. The one to the west is a Mosque. It faces towards Mecca and is used for prayer. The …


University of Massachusetts Amherst · 1956 English

A plowed field outside a mosque in Ranchi.


University of Massachusetts Amherst · 1956 English

The Tomb of Sheikh Salim Chishti is one of the finest examples of Mughal architecture in India, built during the years 1580 and 1581, along with the imperial complex at …



University of Massachusetts Amherst · 1956 English

Men and boys stand in front of a house in a developed village near Chennia.


University of Massachusetts Amherst · 1956 English

A rice paddy rests in the shadow of the Western Ghats in South India.


University of Massachusetts Amherst · 1956 English

Dry docked fishing boats line up on the shore at the tip of Cape Comorin, also known as Kanyakumari.


University of Massachusetts Amherst · 1956 English

A Birhor girl pounds grain outside her hut. The Birhor are a nomadic people. A tanda is a temporary Birhor settlement.[


University of Massachusetts Amherst · 1956 English

A Birhor mother with her two children just outside her home in the permanent settlement. After 1947, the Indian government attempted to establish permanent settlements for the Birhor in the …