Tytuł:

Kumbha Mela

Twórca:

Demski, Dagnosław

Miejsce wydania:

Allahabad ; Allahabad District ; Uttar Pradesh

Data wydania/powstania:

[1989]

Opis:

Święto związane z cyklem Jowisza mające szczególne miejsce, gdzie Jamuna wpada do Gangesu w Allahabad (Prayag) w północnych Indiach, gromadzi co 12 lat kilkadziesiąt milionów pielgrzymów. Hinduistyczne obrzędy oraz rytuały są bardzo rozbudowane i trwają ponad dwa miesiące. Zdjęcia wykonane w 1989 roku

Nazwa:

Kumbh Mela Festival (Iconographic Document)

Inne nazwy:

Obrazy Indii i Pakistanu-Kumbha Mela

Typ obiektu:

Ethnographic object

Opis obiektu:

Photo (scan from slide). Kumbh mela views. In the foreground, you can see the path taken by the procession of ascetics going to the waters of the Ganges and Yamuna. Above the heads of the pilgrims, you can see men belonging to the monastery (akhara), among them there are ascetics (naga) who are considered to be the strictest formula of asceticism. They walk almost naked, smear ash on their bodies and their hair is braided in dreadlocks. The road is separated from pilgrims by a fence made of thick piles. There is a crowd of pilgrims behind the fence. The ascetic are considered saints with power, and contact with them is considered a sign of prosperity. The procession takes place during the kumbh mela festival, which takes place in Allahabad every 12 years (after 6 years there is a so-called half-mela). It is the most numerous festival in Northern India, and the uniqueness of Allahabad is that it lies where the Jamuna flows into the Ganges. The place where the waters merge, and this place is precisely visible in the different colors of the two waters - is considered to be particularly suitable for a bath during kumbh mela.

Autor (rysunku, zdjęcia, rekordu):

Demski, Dagnosław

Data badań:

1989

Numer inwentarzowy:

India part 2, box 6, 0009

Temat i słowa kluczowe:

kumbh mela festival ; ascetic procession ; Allahabad

Czasopismo/Seria/cykl:

Obrazy Indii i Pakistanu

Typ zasobu:

Image

Szczegółowy typ zasobu:

Photography

Prawa:

Creative Commons Attribution BY-SA 3.0 PL license

Zasady wykorzystania:

Copyright-protected material. [CC BY-SA 3.0 PL] May be used within the scope specified in Creative Commons Attribution BY-SA 3.0 PL license, full text available at: ; -

Digitalizacja:

Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Lokalizacja oryginału:

Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Dofinansowane ze środków:

Operational Program Digital Poland, 2014-2020, Measure 2.3: Digital accessibility and usefulness of public sector information; funds from the European Regional Development Fund and national co-financing from the state budget. ; European Union. European Regional Development Fund

Dostęp:

Open