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The Procession of Buddha's Tooth, Kandy, Ceylon
Charles T. Scowen1875–1899
The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States
View of a religious procession with three elephants bearing physical adornments, and mounted with passengers and decorated objects. A large number of crowd dressed in traditional garments also line the street.
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- Title: The Procession of Buddha's Tooth, Kandy, Ceylon
- Creator: Charles T. Scowen
- Date Created: 1875–1899
- Location Created: Kandy, Ceylon; Kandy, Sri Lanka
- Physical Dimensions: 21.7 × 27.7 cm (8 9/16 × 10 7/8 in.)
- Type: Print
- External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
- Medium: Albumen silver print
- Terms of Use: Open Content
- Number: 84.XA.941.5.40
- Culture: Sri Lankan
- Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
- Creator Display Name: Charles T. Scowen (English, 1852 - 1948)
- Classification: Photographs (Visual Works)
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