Durgāvisarjana : images being carried down to the river
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Material Information

Title:
Durgāvisarjana : images being carried down to the river
Series Title:
ब्रज में उत्सव: दुर्गा पूजा
Alternate Title:
दुर्गाविसर्जन: मूर्तियाँ नदी में ढोयी जा रही हैं
Place of Publication:
वृंदावन, भारत
Vrindavan, India
Publisher:
वृन्दावन शोध संस्थान
International Association of the Vrindaban Research Institute
Publication Date:
Language:
English

Notes

General Note:
The IAVRI catalogue places this image in Vrīndaban
General Note:
IAVRI series: Festivals in Braj : Durgā Pūjā
General Note:
IAVRI series: ब्रज में उत्सव: दुर्गा पूजा
General Note:
1 colour slide
General Note:
During the bright half of the month of Āśvina, images of Durgā are made of clay. On the evening of the ekādaśī, they are taken in procession to the river and thrown into the water (Durgāvisarjana)
General Note:
"Between January 1976 and March 1978 over 4,500 photographs were taken and subsequently classified at the Vrindaban Research Institute using a card-index system."

Record Information

Source Institution:
SOAS, University of London
Rights Management:
All applicable rights reserved by the source institution and holding location.
Resource Identifier:
FB 15.36 ( IAVRI Number )