Title:

Kumbha Mela

Creator:

Demski, Dagnosław

Place of publishing:

Allahabad ; Allahabad District ; Uttar Pradesh

Date issued/created:

[1989]

Description:

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

Name:

Brahmin (panda) during the Kumbh mela festival (Iconographic document)

Other names:

Obrazy Indii i Pakistanu-Kumbha Mela

Type of object:

Ethnographic object

Object description:

Photo (scan from slide). The photo shows the pilgrims sitting around the brahmanas (panda). These brahmanas record the personal data of pilgrims visiting Allahabad (the Hindu name of the city of Prayag) during the festival of Kumbh mela. Above them there is a plate with the image of a buffalo. This is the hallmark of this group of brahmanas. By this sign, pilgrims recognize the brahmanas who had the names of the visitors' ancestors written in the books years ago. This place is considered by the followers of Hinduism to be exceptional for the people. The brahmanas offer various services - they write down the names of the pilgrims, check the names of family members who have visited Allahabad in the past. In addition, he accepts an offering for the deceased family ancestors. The cow calf is considered by some Hindu believers as a good guide to the world of the dead. This is done during the kumbh mela festival, which takes place in Allahabad every 12 years (after 6 years, the so-called half-mela is held). 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.

Author (of drawing, photo, record):

Demski, Dagnosław

Data:

1989

Accession number:

India part 2, box 5, 0013

Subject and Keywords:

Brahmin (panda) ; kumbh mela ; Allahabad

Relation:

Obrazy Indii i Pakistanu

Resource type:

Image

Detailed Resource Type:

Photography

Rights:

Creative Commons Attribution BY-SA 3.0 PL license

Terms of use:

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: ; -

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:

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

Access:

Open