Two women performing pūjā with lamps by the Yamuna River side
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Material Information

Title:
Two women performing pūjā with lamps by the Yamuna River side
Series Title:
ब्रज में उत्सव: यम द्वितीया
Alternate Title:
दो औरतें यमुना नदी के किनारे पर दीपकों के साथ पूजा कर 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 Mathura
General Note:
IAVRI series: Festivals in Braj : Yam Dvitīyā
General Note:
IAVRI series: ब्रज में उत्सव: यम द्वितीया
General Note:
1 colour slide
General Note:
Kārtika śuklapakṣa 2, also called Bhaiya Doj, is a particularly auspicious day for bathing in the Yamunā at Mathura. Brothers and sisters exchange gifts, bathe together, and perform Yama-Yamunā pūjā.
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 18.3 ( IAVRI Number )