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Archive Reference (shelfmark) Photo 1006 Language Not applicable Place Li, Himachal Pradesh, India

1. Photo 1006/1(485)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1006/1(485)
Title:
Lio [Li]. Ruined castle. Photographer: Pindi Lal (Archaeological Survey of India).
Scope & Content:
Distant view of ruins on a hill top. Francke (1914), p. 30: 'On the 22nd July we arrived at the village of Li which looks very beautiful with its many green fields and apricot trees in the midst of a chaos of bare rocky mountains. Li is probably a place with a grander past than present ... On a ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
22 Jul 1909
Extent:
1 item

2. Photo 1006/1(486)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1006/1(486)
Title:
Lio [Li]. Ancient wood carving. Photographer: Pindi Lal (Archaeological Survey of India).
Scope & Content:
Francke (1914), p. 31: 'Although I am convinced of the correctness of the assertion that the [bKra-shis-lhun-grub] monastery is of remote origin, this statement cannot be confirmed by documentary evidence. The present building does not appear to be of many years' standing, nor the few idols cont...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
22 Jul 1909
Extent:
1 item

3. Photo 1006/1(487)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1006/1(487)
Title:
Lio [Li]. Ruins of Nun's Monastery. Photographer: Pindi Lal (Archaeological Survey of India).
Scope & Content:
General view of ruins. Francke (1914), p. 31: 'Not far from the bKra-shis-lhun-grub monastery, a little above the general line of cultivation, are the ruins of an old nunnery, called Jo-moi-dgon-pa. It consists of three separate ruined houses, a mani wall covered with white pebbles and two mchod...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
22 Jul 1909
Extent:
1 item

4. Photo 1006/1(488)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1006/1(488)
Title:
Lio [Li] and Nako. Rope bridge [across the Spiti river]. Photographer: Pindi Lal (Archaeological Survey of India).
Scope & Content:
View looking down onto the bridge, with a figure being hauled across the river and group on near bank. Francke (1914), p. 32: 'On Friday 23rd July we marched to Nako. We had hardly left the village of Li, when our caravan had to cross the swollen Spiti river by a rope bridge ... I sincerely symp...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
23 Jul 1909
Extent:
1 item

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