Title:

Brahmin (panda) during Kumbha Mela (Iconographic document)

Creator:

Demski, Dagnosław

Place of publishing:

Allahabad ; Allahabad District ; Uttar Pradesh

Date issued/created:

[1989]

Description:

Photography (scan from a slide). In the foreground sits Brahmin (panda), which stores the data of pilgrims visiting Allahabad (Hindu name of Prayag city) during the Kumbha Mela. In front of Brahmin are three women who come from pilgrimage. One of them has wet hair, which means that she came here after swimming in the waters of the Ganges, where Yamuna flows into Ganges . This place is considered by Hindus to be exceptional good for the people. Brahmin offers a variety of services - saves the names of the pilgrims, checks the names of family members who visited Allahabad in the past. In addition, he takes sacrifice for the deceased ancestors. Calf cow is considered by some Hindus as a good guide to the world of the dead. In the background you can see the other pilgrims. This is done during the Kumbha Mela holiday that take place in Allahabad every 12 years (after 6 years is done semi- mela ) . This is the most numerous holiday in northern India, and Allahabad uniqueness lies in the fact that it lies at the point where the Yamuna flows into the Ganges. Place the merging of the waters shows the different colors of both water - is considered particularly auspicious for bathing during the Kumbha mela

Type of object:

Ethnographic object

Subject and Keywords:

ethnography ; social culture ; social life ; material culture ; Bramin (panda) ; Kumbha Mela festival ; Allahabad (India)

Resource type:

Obraz

Detailed Resource Type:

Photography

Format:

image/jpeg

Source:

part 1, box 2, 0025

Rights:

Rights Reserved - Free Access

Terms of use:

Copyright-protected material. May be used within the limits of statutory user freedoms

Digitizing institution:

Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Original in:

Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Projects co-financed by:

Programme Innovative Economy, 2010-2014, Priority Axis 2. R&D infrastructure ; European Union. European Regional Development Fund

Access:

Open