Selected South Asia Holdings

Selected South Asia Holdings

University of Massachusetts Amherst


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University of Massachusetts Amherst · 1959 English

Crowds gather near the Gokarna Mahadev temple at the Father's Day Festival in Gokarna, Nepal, where priests prepare dough balls and other traditional delicacies.


University of Massachusetts Amherst · 1959 English

Small farmhouses dot the hillside of the terraced farms of the valley of Kathmandu. The rice paddies are in the foreground.


University of Massachusetts Amherst · 1959 English

Houses at the edge of Bhaktapur end at rice paddies and farmland which spread upward into the mountains. Kathmandu valley is dotted with farms.


University of Massachusetts Amherst · 1959 English

Girls stand by a small buddhist temple entrance in this town in Kathmandu Valley. It is a festival day.


University of Massachusetts Amherst · 1959 English

This rickshaw has been modified to contain textiles by a cleaning and dyeing company.


University of Massachusetts Amherst · 1959 English

Two young 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

Holding a skein winder in one hand and shuttle stick in the other, a woman and her daughter set up the warp for weaving cloth. Chile peppers are laid out …



University of Massachusetts Amherst · 1959 English

Two of the many statues near the Gokarna Mahadev temple in Gokarna, Nepal. The one on the left is Hanumān, the one on the right is Kāālī.


University of Massachusetts Amherst · 1959 English

Old and new transportation operate concurrently in Kathmandu. These old army trucks operate as buses, picking up passengers and goods.