Selected South Asia Holdings

Selected South Asia Holdings

University of Massachusetts Amherst


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University of Massachusetts Amherst · 1959 English

The larger boy is wearing a cap because his head is shaved which could mean that either he is a Brahmin or that one of his parents has died recently.


University of Massachusetts Amherst · 1959 English

Crowds gather on hillsides near the Gokarna Mahadev temple at the Father's Day Festival in Gokarna, Nepal.


University of Massachusetts Amherst · 1959 English

Women dance in the street of this small town in Kathmandu Valley. Several carry umbrellas to protect them from the sun.


University of Massachusetts Amherst · 1959 English

Various farmhouses dot the valley where some fields have harvested grain. Mountains can be seen in the distance.


University of Massachusetts Amherst · 1959 English

Women walk along a rural road to a festival in Kathmandu. Terraced rice paddies descend to the road level.


University of Massachusetts Amherst · 1959 English

Painted wooden relief sculpture decorates this door in Bhaktapur, Kathmandu.


University of Massachusetts Amherst · 1959 English

Men carrying sacks of grain walk down a street in Bhaktapur. Along side the street, chiles and grain are drying.


University of Massachusetts Amherst · 1959 English

Young women dance while others watch at the Teej festival in Kathmandu. Women in the traditional red saris celebrate Teej‚ the festival of Hindu women‚ at the Pashupatinath area. The …


University of Massachusetts Amherst · 1959 English

People walk along the road to a festival. In the background is another line of people walking down another road. It is early in the morning in this town in …


University of Massachusetts Amherst · 1959 English

Roof struts of the pagoda-style Badrinatha Tirtha are carved with elaborate, erotic scenes and effigies.