Priests and others bathe in river

Item Information

Title:
Priests and others bathe in river
Description:
Priests and others bathe in the Baghmati river near the Gokarna Mahadev temple at the Father's Day Festival in Gokarna, Nepal.
Photographer:
Halpern, Joel Martin
Date:
1959
Format:
Photographs
Genre:
Slides (photographs)
Location:
Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries
Collection (local):
Joel M. Halpern Papers
Series:
Series 8A. Slides
Subjects:
Bathing customs--Nepal--Photographs
Buddhist priests--Nepal--Photographs
Buddhist pilgrims and pilgrimages--Nepal--Photographs
Crowds--Nepal--Photographs
Fasts and feasts--Nepal--Photographs
Food habits--Nepal--Photographs
Hindu pilgrims and pilgrimages--Nepal--Photographs
Hindu priests--Nepal--Photographs
Monks--Nepal--Photographs
Newar (Nepalese people)--Photographs
Newar (Nepalese people)--Clothing and dress--Photographs
Newar (Nepalese people)--Rites and ceremonies--Photographs
Rites and ceremonies--Nepal--Photographs
Riparian areas--Nepal--Photographs
River channels--Nepal--Photographs
Rivers--Nepal--Photographs
Umbrellas--Nepal--Photographs
Villages--Nepal--Photographs
Places:
Nepal
Kathmandu Valley (Nepal)
Extent:
1 slide ; 5 x 5 cm.
Link to Item:
http://credo.library.umass.edu/view/full/mufs001-np-i0316
Terms of Use:
All rights for this image are held by Joel M. Halpern. Requests to publish, redistribute, or replicate this material should be addressed to Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries.
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Identifier:
mufs001-np-i0316