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11. Photo 1424/1(30)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1424/1(30)
Title:
[The northern footbridge at the Pashupati Temple, spanning the Bagmati River to connect the west bank Arya Ghat (shown here) with the east bank's Pandra Shivalaya shrines] Photographer(s): Gaye, Joseph
Scope & Content:
View of the northern footbridge at the Pashupati Temple, spanning the Bagmati River to connect the west bank Arya Ghat (shown here) with the east bank's Pandra Shivalaya shrines. The Pashupati temple is shielded from view by ancillary buildings, many of which have been refurbished or replaced sin...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1888-1892
Extent:
1 item

12. Photo 1424/1(31)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1424/1(31)
Title:
[A view from the steps of the Pandra Shivalaya shrines, Pashupati, Kathmandu, looking west across the Bagmati River.] Photographer(s): Gaye, Joseph
Scope & Content:
A view from the steps of the Pandra Shivalaya shrines, Pashupati, Kathmandu, looking west across the Bagmati River (hidden from view by structures) to the pagoda-style Pashupati temple in the centre of the photograph. The Pashupati complex of temples and ghats is located on the Bagmati River, fiv...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1888-1892
Extent:
1 item

13. Photo 1424/1(32)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1424/1(32)
Title:
[Annapurna Ajimā, a temple to the goddess of abundant grain, Annapurna, overlooks the busy crowd in one of the oldest and most important market squares in Kathmandu - Asan Tol.] Photographer(s): Gaye, Joseph
Scope & Content:
View of Annapurna Ajimā, a temple to the goddess of abundant grain, Annapurna, overlooks the busy crowd in one of the oldest and most important market squares in Kathmandu - Asan Tol. Asan Tol is connected to the Kathmandu Darbar Square, 800 metres to the southwest, by the Siddhidas Marg, a moder...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1888-1892
Extent:
1 item

14. Photo 1424/1(33)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1424/1(33)
Title:
[Radha Krishna Temple at Teku, Kathmandu, showing the Chintamani Tirtha Ghat and a two-story sattal behind.] Photographer(s): Gaye, Joseph
Scope & Content:
View of a temple with a building behind. Radha Krishna Temple at Teku, Kathmandu, showing the Chintamani Tirtha Ghat and a two-story sattal behind. Teku Thapathali is located at the confluence of the Bagmati and Bishnumati rivers. Corresponds to Photo 1424/3(3) (albumen print).
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1888-1892
Extent:
1 item

15. Photo 1424/1(36)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1424/1(36)
Title:
[A view looking north to the Rani Pokhari (Queen's Pond), Kathmandu.] Photographer(s): Gaye, Joseph
Scope & Content:
A view looking north to the Rani Pokhari (Queen's Pond), Kathmandu. The pond was built in 1670 by King Pratap Malla to console his queen when their son was trampled by an elephant. The temple in the middle of the pond is dedicated to Matrikeshvor Mahadev, a form of Shiva. The Seto Darbar, with it...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1888-1892
Extent:
1 item

16. Photo 1424/1(37)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1424/1(37)
Title:
Fountains, Nepal [The Naudhara (“nine spouts”).] Photographer(s): Gaye, Joseph
Scope & Content:
View of a building with some fountains on the right. The Naudhara (“nine spouts”) is located in Godawari municipality at the base of Phulchoki, the tallest hill of the Kathmandu Valley. Phulchoki is on the southern rim of the Valley about 18 kilometres south-east of the Kathmandu Darbar Square. G...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1888-1892
Extent:
1 item

17. 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

18. 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

19. 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

20. 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

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