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Gusinoozersk Datsan Khamba Lama (abbot (1)), lamas and lama musicians..., 1880-1889. Creator: Peter Adamovich Milevskiy.

Légende

Gusinoozersk Datsan Khamba Lama (abbot (1)), lamas and lama musicians. During the service, Khamba Lama holds a 'honkho' in his hands, that is, a bell and a vachir (2), and shakes them at the moments when spells are read. (1) In 1886 Dan was the Khamba Lama., 1880-1889. From an album of photographs and prints showing highlights of the city of Irkutsk and its surrounding region in the late 19th century. Irkutsk was at that time the center of Siberian cultural and intellectual life. The buildings shown include the Museum of Regional Studies, a technical school, orphanage, hotels, and the Church of Our Lady of Kazan. Other photographs in the album show the suburb of Glazkovo and villages in the Irkutsk region, including one on the shores of Lake Baikal. The album also includes photographs of the native Buriat people, who are Buddhist, and the local Buddhist datsan (university monastery). The album contains 20 photographs and, at the end, three prints. The prints are of drawings showing the natural beauty of the region.

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Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM24A02_465

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Droits gérés

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50,6Mo (2,5Mo) / 42,0cm x 30,2cm / 4960 x 3563 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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