General view of the Somavatī Amāvasyā fair
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Material Information

Title:
General view of the Somavatī Amāvasyā fair
Series Title:
ब्रज में उत्सव: बड़ और सोमवती अमावस्या
Alternate Title:
सोमवती अमावस्या मेले का साधारण दृश्य
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 Bhaṇḍirban
General Note:
IAVRI series: Festivals in Braj : Baṛ and Somavatī Amāvasyās
General Note:
IAVRI series: ब्रज में उत्सव: बड़ और सोमवती अमावस्या
General Note:
1 colour slide
General Note:
The amāvasyā of the month of Jyeṣṭha is a day for bathing and pūjā at bayan (baṛ) trees. When the new moon falls on a Monday (Somavatī Amāvasyā) the water in the well at Bhaṇḍirban is said to turn into milk. Villagers come early in the morning to bathe in the milky water and a fair is held around the well.
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 6.24 ( IAVRI Number )