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Madras: Ganesa shrine by street

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dc.contributor.authorMorgan, Kenneth W.
dc.contributor.authorPhotographer: Arthur Llewellyn Basham
dc.coverage.spatialIndia (Chennai, Tamil Nadu)
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-18T23:30:59Z
dc.date.available2019-12-18T23:30:59Z
dc.date.updated2019-12-18T23:30:59Z
dc.descriptionOn the main street of Madras, by the rickshaw stand, is a little box with a Ganesa image in it, kept decorated by the men who pull the rickshaws. The Ganesa is a remover of obstacles and a bringer of good fortune.
dc.format.extent35mm
dc.format.mediumslide
dc.format.mediumsepia
dc.format.mediumcolour
dc.identifierANUA 682-3807
dc.identifier.otherAR HIN-105
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/196193
dc.language.isoen_AU
dc.provenanceDigitised by the Australian National University in 2019
dc.rights.licenseThis image is provided for research purposes only and must not be reproduced without the prior permission of the Archives Program, Australian National University.
dc.subjectHindu images: Household Images
dc.subjectshrines
dc.subjectsculpture
dc.subjectslide set
dc.titleMadras: Ganesa shrine by street
dc.typeImage
dspace.entity.typeANUArchivesItem
local.description.notesSource: Kenneth W. Morgan, Visual Education Service, The Divinity School, Yale University

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