Title:

Bridge over Ganges in Lakshman Jhula / Rishikesh (Iconographic document)

Creator:

Demski, Dagnosław

Place of publishing:

Rishikesh ; Hardvar District ; Uttar Pradesh

Date issued/created:

[1984]

Description:

Photography (scan from a slide). Picture taken from the bridge over the river Ganges during the transition to the left (thought as sacred) side of the river. It's an old bridge in Lakshman Jhula lying, in the past (years 1980-1990) the only connection besides the boat with the other bank. You can see the head of pilgrims and beggars collecting money at the transition to the other side. On the other side view of a building with the word Yoga Training Centre, followed by forest-covered hill

Type of object:

Ethnographic object

Subject and Keywords:

ethnography ; social culture ; social life ; material culture ; Bridge over Ganges ; Lakshman Jhula / Rishikesh

Resource type:

Obraz

Detailed Resource Type:

Photography

Format:

text/html

Source:

part 1, box 2, 0006

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