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5191. Photo 1424/1(63)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1424/1(63)
Title:
[Joseph Gaye's wife Mary (1860-1948) with their children and staff outside their bungalow in Simla (Shimla).] Photographer(s): Gaye, Joseph
Scope & Content:
View of a woman with children and staff outside a bungalow in Simla (Shimla). The woman is Joseph Gaye's wife Mary (1860-1948). The children from left to right are Herbert Victor (1894-1954) (with a stroller), Arthur Nepal (1888-1959), Edith Marian (1896-1996) (in the arms of a staff member) and ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
c 1897
Extent:
1 item

5192. 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

5193. 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

5194. 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

5195. 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

5196. 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

5197. 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

5198. 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

5199. Photo 1424/1(75)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1424/1(75)
Title:
Gateway into City, Nepal. Photographer(s): Gaye, Joseph
Scope & Content:
View of a gateway into a city, with building on each side. Cities in the Kathmandu Valley were historically surrounded by walls with gates at entrance points. Patan, for example, is reputed to have had 21 gates. Some of the gates have long disappeared while others have been rebuilt after earthqua...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1888-1892
Extent:
1 item

5200. Photo 1424/1(76)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1424/1(76)
Title:
The ancient south gate of City, Nepal. Photographer(s): Gaye, Joseph
Scope & Content:
View of a gateway with two people standing in the middle of arch. The ancient south gate of City, Nepal. Cities in the Kathmandu Valley were historically surrounded by walls with gates at entrance points. Patan, for example, is reputed to have had 21 gates. Some of the gates have long disappeared...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1888-1892
Extent:
1 item

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