Religious edifice on raft during a festival, probably at Trichinopoly.
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Religious edifice on raft during a festival, probably at Trichinopoly. Inscribed: ‘A Tank connected with a Temple, on which are Two Floats carrying a mimmic Temple & Choultry.’
The Rock at Trichinopoly, a Union Jack flying beside the temple at the summit
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The Rock at Trichinopoly, a Union Jack flying beside the temple at the su mmit. By a Trichinopoly artist, c.1820-30. Water-colour: 222 by 178 mm. From the collection of Mildred and W.G. Archer. Purchased 1978.
A substantial house with balcony and portico set in a garden, with Indian attendants and a syce and horse waiting.
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A substantial house with balcony and portico set in a garden, with Indian attendants and a syce and horse waiting. Inscribed in pencil on the mount: ‘Our house in Trichinopoly Janry 1870’. 204 by 340 mm. Purchased February 1995.
A bungalow with separate offices by the river Cauvery with the Upper Anicut.
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A bungalow with separate offices by the river Cauvery with the Upper Anicut. Identified in pencil on reverse of mount: ‘Collector’s bungalow at upper Anicut.’. 172 by 293 mm. Note: The Upper Anicut constructed 1836-8 regulates the flow of water between the rivers Cauvery and Coleroon round th...
Schematic view of the rock of Tiruchirappalli with its shrines to Siva as Tayumanavar.
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Schematic view of the rock of Tiruchirappalli with its shrines to Siva as Tayumanavar. Inscribed below: ‘Taymanasamy Rock the Goddess Taymana at Trichinopoly. 17.’
Collections of Rao Bahadur C.M. Ramachandran Chettiar of Coimbatore
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This collection was produced by Rao Bahadur C.M. Ramachandran Chettiar (known as Kovaikizhar) of Coimbatore between 1925-1953. Presently the collection is in Thavathiru Santhalinga Adigalar Arts, Science & Tamil College library at Coimbatore. The collection contains five folders in series le...
Photo album containing 93 folios of newspaper cuttings of famous monuments and celebrities. Extent: Album 2 containing 93 folios. Condition of original material: Endangered condition. The folios are separated from the album, Deterioration of the album caused by insects. Several Photographs are...
This file containing 29 Documents of Temple rough sketch, list of temple names, 1943 Court judgement copy, C. M. Ramachandran Chettiars' India-Ceylon Passport copy, International certificate of Vaccination etc…. Extent: This file containing 29 Documents. Condition of original material: The doc...
This collection contains 262 files and 2522 images. NILGIRIS DOCUMENTATION CENTRE (NDC) officially inaugurated by British council Director Mr. Chris Gibson in 2006. This is the only surviving unique collection in this region, and not yet explored by any researchers. 1) Mr. A. Dharmalingam, son o...