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| Name of the Collection | Devahuti and Damodar Singhal collection |
|---|---|
| Folder/Categories | Photographs, Negatives, Postcards and Picture-Series, 1966-1988 |
| Sub-folder/Sub-category | Photographs, 1957-1988 |
| File No. /Acc. No. | 11 |
| Abstract | Devahuti and Damodar P. Singhal’s visit to Malaysia. Includes photographs of a Tantric shrine in Bongkisam, Santubong, near Kuching, the Sungai Jaong site gold objects were found, details of an elephant headed dragon from a Chinese temple in Kuching, the Batu Gambar carving at the Sungai Jaong creek and a Balingian golden Kris-hilt with a bearded figure, housed at the Sarawak Museum. |
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| Keywords | Malaysia; Tantric shrine; Bongkisam; Santubong; Kuching; Sungai Jaong; Gold; Dragon; Elephant; Chinese temple; Batu Gambar; carving; Balingian; Keris; Sarawak Museum; Artefact |
| Start Date “Period From” | May 1905 |
| End Date “Period To” | May 1905 |
| Extent | 24 pp. |
| Item type/Format | Black & White |
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| Donor | Veena Sachdev (Devahuti Damodar Svaraj Trust) |
| Donation Date | March 2018 |
| Custodian | Ashoka Archives of Contemporary India, Ashoka University, Sonepat (India) |
| Right/Copyright | Donor |
