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040        |a UkLSOA |c UkLSOA
245 00 |a Unceremoniously burying texts in the Yamuna River at the Yamuna Devi Temple, Vrindavan |h [electronic resource] |y English.
260        |c circa 1980.
490        |a Dr. Gupta's films from the land of Braj.
500        |a Title supplied by the cataloguer
500        |a Burial may not be the appropriate word here. Some scenes caputured by Dr. Gupta depict of religious element, but appear to be more of a 'commitment' rather than interment. While cremated remains in Hinduism may be commited to the Ganges, these books have not been cremated as they might in Judaism. Conjecture: it may be possible that committing of religious texts to the river may bear some connection to the Hindu goddes Saraswati, goddess of knowledge and wisdom - theoretically encapsulated in written form. Saraswati is also associated with rivers.
500        |a R.D. Gupta Film 4, segment 22; and, R.D. Gupta Film 3, segment 2
500        |a VIAF (name authority) : Gupta, R. D. (Ram Das), 1937-1997 : URI http://viaf.org/viaf/110175905
500        |a Ram Das Gupta established the Vrindaban Research Institute [VRI) in the upper floors of a pilgrim hostel owned by his family in 1968. The VRI was dedicated to the task of collecting, cataloguing and conserving some of the manuscripts that were mouldering away in their thousands in temple storerooms all across the town. Dr Gupta recruited a small team of local scholars and enabled a number of young people to acquire the skills of manuscript conservation.
500        |a Digitisation funded through a donation from Michael Palin
533        |a Electronic reproduction. |b London : |c SOAS University of London, |c SOAS, University of London, |d 2018. |f (SOAS Digital Collections) |n Mode of access: World Wide Web. |n System requirements: Internet connectivity; Web browser software.
650        |a एशिया -- इंडिया -- उत्तर प्रदेश -- मथुरा डिस्ट्रिक्ट -- वृन्दावन -- यमुना देवी मंदिर.
650    0 |a India -- Mathura (District).
650    0 |a India -- Mathura (District) -- Manners and customs.
650        |a भारत -- मथुरा (जिला).
650        |a भारत -- मथुरा (जिला) -- रीति रिवाज़ और परम्पराओं.
650    0 |a Texts.
650    0 |a Books.
650    0 |a Hinduism--Sacred books.
650    0 |a India -- Yamuna River.
650        |a Yamuna Devi Temple, Vrindavan.
650    0 |a Burial.
650        |a यमुना देवी मंदिर, वृन्दावन.
650        |a हिन्दू धर्म ग्रंथ.
650        |a भारत -- यमुना नदी.
720 1    |a Gupta, R. D. (Ram Das), 1937-1997.
752        |a India |b Uttar Pradesh |c Mathura District |d Vrindavan |g Yamuna Devi Temple.
796    3 |a Estate of Dr. Ram Das Gupta. |4 dnr
830    0 |a SOAS Digital Collections.
830    0 |a From the Land of Braj.
830    0 |a India Country Collection.
852        |a GBR |b SDC |c From the Land of Braj
856 40 |u http://digital.soas.ac.uk/BRAJ002517/00002 |y Electronic Resource
992 04 |a http://digital.soas.ac.uk/content/BR/AJ/00/25/17/00002/BRAJ002517_00002thm.jpg
997        |a From the Land of Braj


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