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Raj Gond funeral

The Raj Gond men in the foreground are lowering a corpse in a large bamboo mat (inside an upturned bed) onto a pile of wood, in a burning ground. Other men are playing a flute and large, two-headed drums.

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Full title:	Raj Gond funeral [electronic resource] English.
Format:	Photo
Language:	English
Published:	[S.l.] : [s.n.], 1953.
Series:	SOAS Digital Library. ASC. REGIONS. FORMATS. PHOTOS. RSEA. FURER. ILOA.
Subjects:	Funeral rites and ceremonies. Hindu funeral rites and ceremonies. Gond (Indic people). Gondi గోండు गोंड
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Summary:	The Raj Gond men in the foreground are lowering a corpse in a large bamboo mat (inside an upturned bed) onto a pile of wood, in a burning ground. Other men are playing a flute and large, two-headed drums.
Language:	English
Published:	[S.l.] : [s.n.], 1953.
Subjects:	Funeral rites and ceremonies. Hindu funeral rites and ceremonies. Gond (Indic people). Gondi గోండు गोंड
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 -- Telangana -- Adilabad District -- Marlavai.