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Men and boys watch the King Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev and Queen Aishwarya Rajya Laxmi Devi Shah on the main street of Jumla Bazaar.
Object Number 2015.2.26.12
Display Title Men and boys watch the King Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev and Queen Aishwarya Rajya Laxmi Devi Shah on the main street of Jumla Bazaar.
Descriptions
Object Description Men and boys watch the King Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev and Queen Aishwarya Rajya Laxmi Devi Shah on the main street of Jumla Bazaar. Most Jumla people considered the king a divine reincarnation of the Hindu deity Vishnu. Jumla, 1978. p. 57.
Department Photographic
Date 1978
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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