Indoor portrait. Slightly deteriorated. 60th wedding anniversary celebration. Family portrait. Full length shot. An old couple is sitting on a chair in the middle. They are wearing flower garland. The wife is wearing brahmin style saree draping (matisar), wedding chain (talikayiru), Bangles, finger ring, ear studds and the customary symbol (pottu) on her forehead.The husband is wearing veshti, Kaddukam (ear studds for men), watch, turban, spectacles and a rosarie (rudratcha Malai) with pendant. Men are sitting next to the couple. Woman are standing behind and children are sitting with crossed leg on the floor. A priest is sitting with crossed leg on the floor facing the camera. It is written in Tamil on the bottom of the mount the name of the couple, the date, place and the name of the event as : Name : R.M. Muttupajaniyappan, Unnamalai, Date and place: Rakshasa, Kartigai (Tamil Month), Monday (Tigakijamai), held in Tiruvayaru, Completion of the 60th year. Background has house interior.
Family portrait
Item details
Creation date:
20th century
Languages:
Not applicable
Scripts:
Not applicable
Content type:
Photograph
Place of origin:
India
Originals information:
The original material is located at the French Institute of Pondicherry (IFP), India
Reference:
EAP946/8/1/1/10
Level:
Item
Extent:
1 TIFF image
Digitisation date:
2017
Legal:
Access is for research purposes only
This item is part of
- Project EAP946:
- Collection EAP946/8:
- Collection EAP946/8/1:
- File EAP946/8/1/1:
- Item EAP946/8/1/1/10:
