Selected South Asia Holdings

Selected South Asia Holdings

University of Massachusetts Amherst


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University of Massachusetts Amherst · 1956 English

This temple is dedicated to Ganesh. Sculptures of Nandi decorate the roof.


University of Massachusetts Amherst · 1956 English

An ox cart carrying hay on the road near Patna.


University of Massachusetts Amherst · 1956 English

This hotel is where Joel and Barbara Halpern stayed while in Bangalore.


University of Massachusetts Amherst · 1956 English

Women stand and talk while viewing the archectural details of Fatehpur Sikri, in Agra. Fatehpur Sikri was the first planned city of the Mughals.


University of Massachusetts Amherst · 1956 English

Men gather to help launch a large canoe out to sea in this bay near a small coastal fishing village in South India.


University of Massachusetts Amherst · 1956 English

A Birhor man and woman stand outside their hut. Various utensils are strewn about. The Birhor are a nomadic people. A tanda is a temporary Birhor settlement.[


University of Massachusetts Amherst · 1956 English

A Birhor girl pounds grain outside her hut. Another woman sifts through the grain from the mat where it has been sitting in the sun, drying. The Birhor are a …


University of Massachusetts Amherst · 1956 English

The Panch Mahal at Fatehpur Sikri, built by Akbar.


University of Massachusetts Amherst · 1956 English

Men pull ropes attached to a large canoe out at sea in this bay near a small coastal fishing village in South India.


University of Massachusetts Amherst · 1956 English

At a village celebration, probably a temple pooram festival, an image of the god is carried in a litter in the procession.