Selected South Asia Holdings

Selected South Asia Holdings

University of Massachusetts Amherst


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University of Massachusetts Amherst · 1956 English

People on the steps (ghat) coming down to bathe in the river Ganges in Varanasi. Varanasi is one of the holiest Hindu sites in India. It is thought to be …


University of Massachusetts Amherst · 1956 English

Men walk down the main thoroughfare of the new market in Bangalore. Shops selling various goods line the street. The tops of palm trees loom over the roofs.



University of Massachusetts Amherst · 1956 English

A majority of Munda women have tattoos called Godna on their bodies. However, tribal men also use Godna. They believe that Godna are the only ornament which accompanys them after …


University of Massachusetts Amherst · 1956 English

A brick maker begins to fill a brick mold with the adobe brick mixture.


University of Massachusetts Amherst · 1956 English

Cars, pedestrians, rickshaws and an elephant compete for space in this street scene in Sarnath.



University of Massachusetts Amherst · 1956 English

The gateway to the tomb complex, showing the tops of the minarets. Akbar’s Tomb is located in Sikandra, at the outskirts of the city of Agra in India. Akbar started …


University of Massachusetts Amherst · 1956 English

Hay is kept on platforms that keeps it from rotting on the ground in this village in the uplands of the Ranchi district.


University of Massachusetts Amherst · 1956 English

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