Selected South Asia Holdings

Selected South Asia Holdings

University of Massachusetts Amherst


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University of Massachusetts Amherst · 1956 English

This house is a typical adobe contruction with a tile roof. The young people have just spilled some water. A broken jug forms a bowl to water the chickens.


University of Massachusetts Amherst · 1956 English

The landscape of the Netarhat Plateau where the Birhor live. After 1947, the Indian government attempted to establish permanent settlements for the Birhor in the Ranchi district.[



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 entrance to the mosque is framed in the center doorway of the Buland Darwaza at Fatehpur Sikri, in Agra.


University of Massachusetts Amherst · 1956 English

A view of the Taj Mahal, showing the reflecting pool in the front, with tourists.


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 …