Selected South Asia Holdings

Selected South Asia Holdings

University of Massachusetts Amherst


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University of Massachusetts Amherst · 1956 English

Built by Shah Jehan between 1631-40, 'Khas Mahal' or 'Aramgah-i-Muqaddar' has river on the one side and Anguri Bagh on the other.


University of Massachusetts Amherst · 1956 English

Traditional Munda dancing for harvest festivals include women dancing to the men's drumming.


University of Massachusetts Amherst · 1956 English

The color of this man's garment may have been dyed using an infusion of flowers from Butea Monosperma, also known as "flame of the forest".


University of Massachusetts Amherst · 1956 English

Two Birhor girls pose for a photo in the middle of the permanent settlement. After 1947, the Indian government attempted to establish permanent settlements for the Birhor in the Ranchi …


University of Massachusetts Amherst · 1956 English

A family poses outside their decorated house.Decorated to welcome a visiting dignitary, the welcome sign is strung between two banana tree stalks used as posts. The house is near Thiruvananthapuram, …


University of Massachusetts Amherst · 1956 English

A farmhouse sits in among the fields of crops in the uplands. The peak of Agasthya Mala of the Western Ghats can be seen in the distance.


University of Massachusetts Amherst · 1956 English

Architectural detail of Fatehpur Sikri in Agra


University of Massachusetts Amherst · 1956 English

People wash their laundry in the river, laying it out to dry on the riverbank. Telephone poles stand on either side of the river.


University of Massachusetts Amherst · 1956 English

A well operates in a field outside a village on the Cooum river near Chennai.