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13022. Photo 1424/1(66)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Photo 1424/1(66)
- Title:
- [An unidentified man wearing full formal evening wear.] Photographer(s): Gaye, Joseph
- Scope & Content:
- View of an unidentified man wearing full formal evening wear, including a jacket with tails, a waistcoat and a white tie - common late-Victorian formal wear. The photograph was likely taken in India.
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 1892-1899
- Extent:
- 1 item
13023. Photo 1424/1(67)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Photo 1424/1(67)
- Title:
- Steps up to Temples [Swayambhu Stupa, Kathmandu Valley.] Photographer(s): Gaye, Joseph
- Scope & Content:
- View of steps leading to temples. Swayambhu Stupa, Kathmandu Valley: Small chaityas populate the eastern flank of Swayambhu Hill. A small pair of lions guarding a pair of Buddhas mark the beginning of the path to the complex. The Buddhas, lions and chaityas have been refurbished and continue to o...
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 1888-1892
- Extent:
- 1 item
13024. Photo 1424/1(68)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Photo 1424/1(68)
- Title:
- [The Vajra (thunderbolt) at the Swayambhu Stupa, Kathmandu Valley.] Photographer(s): Gaye, Joseph
- Scope & Content:
- View of a scuplture, Vajra (thunderbolt) at the Swayambhu Stupa, Kathmandu Valley, viewed from the north across the top of the staircase down the eastern flank of the hill to the valley floor below. The top of the stairs is immediately to the left of the Vajra and its guardian lion. A second lion...
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 1888-1892
- Extent:
- 1 item
13025. Photo 1424/1(69)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Photo 1424/1(69)
- Title:
- [The central and southern Bhashmeshvar Ghat on the west bank of the Bagmati River.] Photographer(s): Gaye, Joseph
- Scope & Content:
- View of the central and southern Bhasmeshvar Ghat on the west bank of the Bagmati River looking south from the southernmost foot bridge connecting the east and west banks near Pashupati. The white spire of the Vishnu Brahma Maheshvar Temple is seen on the left of the photograph. Nearly every stru...
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 1888-1892
- Extent:
- 1 item
13026. Photo 1424/1(70)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Photo 1424/1(70)
- Title:
- Sacred river used for bathing [The Arya Ghat on the west bank of the Bagmati River.] Photographer(s): Gaye, Joseph
- Scope & Content:
- View of Arya Ghat on the west bank of the Bagmati River looking north and upstream from the stone footbridge connecting the ghat to the Pandra Shivalaya shrines. On the right of the image are the river steps in front of the unseen Pandra Shivalaya. On the left, the large building at the end of th...
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 1888-1892
- Extent:
- 1 item
13027. Photo 1424/1(71)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Photo 1424/1(71)
- Title:
- [The Vatsala Devi Temple outside the southwest corner of the Pashupati complex.] Photographer(s): Gaye, Joseph
- Scope & Content:
- View showing a portion of a torana above a doorway in the lower right and a wooden roof strut carved with Tantric themes. Behind the strut in the upper left of the photograph is a wall painting of a single female figure. The goddess’s festival takes place in the month of Chaitra (March/April) beg...
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 1888-1892
- Extent:
- 1 item
13028. Photo 1424/1(72)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Photo 1424/1(72)
- Title:
- [The Vatsala Devi Temple outside the southwest corner of the Pashupati complex.] Photographer(s): Gaye, Joseph
- Scope & Content:
- A view showing a torana above each doorway and carved wooden roof struts, all displaying Durga motifs. These and the wall painting of a single dancing male skeletal figure reflect Vatsala’s Tantric role. The goddess’s festival takes place in the month of Chaitra (March/April) beginning from this ...
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 1888-1892
- Extent:
- 1 item
13029. Photo 1424/1(73)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Photo 1424/1(73)
- Title:
- [Chyasing Deval Krishna Temple (18th century), Patan Darbar Square, Lalitpur, from the southwest.] Photographer(s): Gaye, Joseph
- Scope & Content:
- View of Chyasing Deval Krishna Temple (18th century), Patan Darbar Square, Lalitpur, from the southwest. There is uncertainty about its builder. King Vishnu Malla is credited with its construction in 1723 but the daughter of King Yoga Narendra, Yogamati, is also credited with building it later in...
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 1888-1892
- Extent:
- 1 item
13030. Photo 1424/1(74)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Photo 1424/1(74)
- Title:
- [Taleju Temple, Kathmandu Darbar Square, Kathmandu.] Photographer(s): Gaye, Joseph
- Scope & Content:
- View of Taleju Temple, Kathmandu Darbar Square, Kathmandu. The temple was built in 1564 by King Mahendra Malla and dedicated to Taleju Bhawani, a form of Parvati that originated in southern India and became the royal goddess of the Malla kings in the 14th century. The photograph is shot from the ...
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 1888-1892
- Extent:
- 1 item