Painted stones near a temple in Karnataka

This arrangement of painted stones, in which two vertical ones support a horizontal one, is often found in south India as a memorial to a woman who died in childbirth (and was later deified). The swings attached to the top stone by chains (in the background) are sometimes understood as a swing that...

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Full title: Painted stones near a temple in Karnataka [electronic resource].
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Language: English
Published: [S.l.] : [s.n.], 1953.
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Summary: This arrangement of painted stones, in which two vertical ones support a horizontal one, is often found in south India as a memorial to a woman who died in childbirth (and was later deified). The swings attached to the top stone by chains (in the background) are sometimes understood as a swing that a young girl or woman would use.
Language: English
Published: [S.l.] : [s.n.], 1953.
Subjects:
Series: SOAS Digital Library.
ASC.
REGIONS.
FORMATS.
PHOTOS.
RSEA.
FURER.
ILOA.
Access: © 1953, The Estate of Christoph von Fürer-Haimendorf. The Estate is currently (2015) represented by Nicholas Haimendorf, son of Christoph von Fürer-Haimendorf. ----- Creative Commons (by-nc-nd). -- This image may be used in accord with Creative Commons license Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs.
Place of Publication: India -- Karnataka -- Hassan District.