Pilgrims worship the large Shiva lingam at Kailash Hill, showering it with rice and other offerings during the festival of Bala Chaturdasi

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Object Number 2015.2.26.6

Display Title Pilgrims worship the large Shiva lingam at Kailash Hill, showering it with rice and other offerings during the festival of Bala Chaturdasi

Descriptions

Object Description Pilgrims worship the large Shiva lingam at Kailash Hill, showering it with rice and other offerings during the festival of Bala Chaturdasi, when families make pilgrimage to honor deceased family members, Pashupatinath temple grounds, Kathmandu, 1988, p. 199, caption p. 198

Department Photographic

Date 1988

Artist Kevin Bubriski (1978)

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Asia / Nepal

Materials Digital

Quantity 1

Credit Line Robert Gardner Visiting Artist Fellow

Provenance

Seller Kevin Bubriski (1/7/2015)

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