a view of Humayun's tomb in the famous Red Fort, Old Delhi

Date: 1944 Reference: INF 14/442 Creator: Central Office of Information Catalogue context: INDIA BY CECIL BEATON: Photographs taken by Cecil Beaton whilst in India. 'New and Old Delhi.' Views of buildings, including the Red Fort and the Viceroy's House, as well as of the Moharram festival'. There are also some views of ruins beyond the confines of the old and new cities. Photographs taken at the Viceroy's House, New Delhi. At the time when these photographs were taken this was the home of Lord and Lady Wavell as well as members of their family and entourage. These photographs depict the buildings and servants. 'Photographs of the Moharram Festival, New Delhi. The first 10 days of the moslem month of Moharram are dedicated to mourning the death at Kerbela, Iraq, of Hussein, son of Ali, and his brother Hassan, poisoned a year or two earlier. (Ali was the husband of Fatima, favourite daughter of the Prophet Mohamet). This is a shia celebration, the Shi'ite sect being opposed to the Sunnite majority of Islam in its belief that the Caliphs must be of the family of the prophet Mohamet, and not electe... Categories: Overseas; Places Subjects: Photography and film; Events and exhibitions; Indian Subcontinent; Middle East; Official publications; Religions Topics: Arts and culture; International trade and affairs; Land and buildings; Religion Period: Second World War Copyright information: Copyright clearance for publication is not required, except in the case of documents in third-party copyright. Usage terms: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documents/information-management/use-of-tna-materials.pdf