photograph (copy), photograph
Accession Number
NAM.2000-09-143-1
Description
Copy photograph of a Desherha ceremony, 2/7th Gurkha Rifles, Majidee Barracks, Johore, Malaya, 1958-1959. Deshehra, also called Vijayadashmi, is a Hindu festival that falls in the month of Ashwin (September-October). Hinduism is a popular religion in Nepal and many Gurkhas practice the faith.
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